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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 15:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:01 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:39
- 8♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:19
- 9☉︎ Sun13:19 – 13:59
- 10♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:18
- 12☽︎ Moon15:18 – 15:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:39
- 3♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:59
- 4☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:19
- 5♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 04:01
- 10♂︎ Mars04:01 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:42
- 12♀︎ Venus06:42 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 15:58: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:01 to 08:41: 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.