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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 08:48
- 3☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:03
- 6♂︎ Mars11:03 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:34
- 8♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:04
- 10☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:35
- 2☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:50
- 3♀︎ Venus18:50 – 20:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:19
- 5☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 06:04
- 12☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:17 to 08:03: 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.