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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 16:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 08:57
- 3♂︎ Mars08:57 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 11:50
- 7☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:00
- 10♂︎ Mars14:00 – 14:43
- 11☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:26
- 12♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:27
- 2☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 20:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:17
- 5♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:34
- 6☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:51
- 7♀︎ Venus23:51 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 06:15
- 12♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 16:10: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:31 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.