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 Tuesday, 7 May 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 07:06
- 2☉︎ Sun07:06 – 08:22
- 3♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:54
- 5☽︎ Moon10:54 – 12:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:43
- 8♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:59
- 9☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:15
- 10♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:47
- 12☽︎ Moon19:47 – 21:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 21:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:31
- 3♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:15
- 4☉︎ Sun23:15 – 23:58
- 5♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:26
- 7☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 7 May 2024, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.