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Planetary hours · Dresden (Germany)

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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:02
Sunset
15:58
Next sunrise
08:03

A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:42
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:21
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:01
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:41
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:20
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:00
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:40
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:19
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 13:59
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:39
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:18
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:18 – 15:58

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun15:58 – 17:18
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:39
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:59
  4. 4☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:20
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:40
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 00:00
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:21
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:41
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 04:02
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:22
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:42
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 08:03

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?

On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 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 08:03, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:02 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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