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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:07 – 08:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:26
- 3☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:44
- 8♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:03
- 10☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:02 – 17:23
- 2☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:43
- 3♀︎ Venus18:43 – 20:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 00:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:47
- 12☽︎ Moon06:47 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:07 to 08:47: 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.