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 Friday, 26 July 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:45 – 07:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:22
- 3☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:36
- 7☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:54
- 8♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:31
- 10☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 20:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:08
- 2☉︎ Sun22:08 – 22:50
- 3♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:13
- 5☽︎ Moon00:13 – 00:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:05
- 12☽︎ Moon05:05 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Friday, 26 July 2024, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:45 to 07:04: 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.