Planetary hours
in Dortmund.
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 Monday, 28 August 2023: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 10:03
- 4♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:12
- 5☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:21
- 6♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:40
- 8☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:07
- 11♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:16
- 12☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:07
- 3☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:40
- 6♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:31
- 7☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:22
- 8♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Monday, 28 August 2023, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:35 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.