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, 26 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:21
- 2♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:03
- 3☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:45
- 4♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:09
- 6☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:16
- 9♂︎ Mars13:16 – 13:58
- 10☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:40
- 11♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:59
- 4♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:16
- 5☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:34
- 6♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 01:10
- 8☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 05:04
- 11♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:22
- 12☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Thursday, 26 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:38 to 08:21: 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.