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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:24
- 2♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:16
- 9♀︎ Venus13:16 – 13:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:39
- 11☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:21
- 2♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:39
- 3☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:58
- 4♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:43 to 08:24: 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.