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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 16:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:29
- 5♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:52
- 7☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 13:58
- 10♂︎ Mars13:58 – 14:40
- 11☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:21
- 12♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:21
- 2☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:16
- 5♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:35
- 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:53
- 7♀︎ Venus23:53 – 01:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 05:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 16:03: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:41 to 08:23: 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.