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 Monday, 14 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 15:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:00
- 4♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:40
- 5☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:19
- 6♀︎ Venus11:19 – 11:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:39
- 8☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 13:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 14:38
- 11♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:18
- 12☉︎ Sun15:18 – 15:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:58 – 17:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:38
- 3☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:39
- 6♂︎ Mars22:39 – 00:00
- 7☉︎ Sun00:00 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 04:00
- 10☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Monday, 14 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 15:58: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:00 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.