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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 15:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:38
- 5♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 12:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 13:58
- 10♂︎ Mars13:58 – 14:38
- 11☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:18
- 12♀︎ Venus15:18 – 15:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:18
- 2☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:18
- 5♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:38
- 6☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:39
- 12♂︎ Mars06:39 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 15:58: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 08:39: 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.