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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:04
- 3☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:10
- 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:34
- 8♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 13:58
- 10☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:22
- 2☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:40
- 3♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:16
- 5☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 05:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:23
- 12☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:40 to 08:22: 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.