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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 07:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:39
- 3☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 11:48
- 7☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:09
- 10☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:43
- 2☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:56
- 3♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:23
- 5☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 01:02
- 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:54
- 12☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.