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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:09 – 07:55
- 2♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:21
- 9♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 14:54
- 11☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:41
- 2♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:54
- 3☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:08
- 4♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 01:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:43
- 11♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:09 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.