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 Saturday, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 16:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 08:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:27
- 3♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:46
- 5♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 12:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:04
- 10♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:44
- 11☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:23
- 12♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:23
- 2☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 20:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:24
- 5♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:45
- 6☉︎ Sun22:45 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:46
- 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:47
- 12♂︎ Mars06:47 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dresden?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 16:03: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.