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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 08:56
- 3☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:06
- 6♂︎ Mars11:06 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:33
- 8♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:00
- 10☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:27
- 2☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:44
- 3♀︎ Venus18:44 – 20:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:17
- 5☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:14
- 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:29 to 08:12: 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.