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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 15:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:39
- 2♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 11:59
- 7♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:18
- 9♀︎ Venus13:18 – 13:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:38
- 11☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 15:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:18
- 2♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:38
- 3☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:58
- 4♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 15:58: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:00 to 08:39: 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.