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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 15:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:04 – 08:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:23
- 3☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:00
- 10☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 15:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:19
- 2☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:39
- 3♀︎ Venus18:39 – 20:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:20
- 5☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 04:03
- 10♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:44
- 12☽︎ Moon06:44 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 15:59: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:04 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.