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 Saturday, 6 April 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:06
- 3♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:13
- 4☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:52
- 10♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:59
- 11☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:05
- 12♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:05
- 2☽︎ Moon21:05 – 21:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:45
- 5♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:38
- 6☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Saturday, 6 April 2024, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:59: 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.