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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 08:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:36
- 4♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:20
- 5☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:05
- 6♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:33
- 8☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:47
- 11♂︎ Mars14:47 – 15:31
- 12☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:16
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:47
- 3☽︎ Moon18:47 – 20:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:34
- 6♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:50
- 7☉︎ Sun23:50 – 01:06
- 8♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:37
- 10☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:22 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.