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, 19 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:11
- 2♂︎ Mars08:11 – 08:55
- 3☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:39
- 4♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:06
- 6☽︎ Moon11:06 – 11:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:17
- 9♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:01
- 10☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:44
- 11♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 20:01
- 4♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:18
- 5☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:34
- 6♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 01:07
- 8☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:56
- 11♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:13
- 12☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 19 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:27 to 08:11: 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.