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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:31
- 5☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 11:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:35
- 8♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:16
- 9☉︎ Sun13:16 – 13:57
- 10♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:20
- 12☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:39
- 3♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:58
- 4☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:16
- 5♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:54
- 7☽︎ Moon23:54 – 01:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:51
- 10♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:09
- 11☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:28
- 12♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:46 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.