Planetary hours
in Dresden.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 07:51
- 2♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:38
- 3☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:26
- 4♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:00
- 6☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:23
- 9♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:10
- 10☉︎ Sun14:10 – 14:57
- 11♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:32
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:10
- 4♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:23
- 5☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:36
- 6♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 01:01
- 8☽︎ Moon01:01 – 02:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:40
- 11♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:53
- 12☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:04 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.