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 Sunday, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:15
- 2♀︎ Venus08:15 – 08:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:16
- 9♀︎ Venus13:16 – 13:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:43
- 11☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:26
- 2♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:43
- 3☉︎ Sun18:43 – 20:00
- 4♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 05:00
- 11♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:32 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.