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, 30 July 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:08
- 2☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:26
- 3♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:53
- 8♂︎ Mars14:53 – 16:10
- 9☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:28
- 10♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 20:03
- 12☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 22:46
- 3♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:28
- 4☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:11
- 5♀︎ Venus00:11 – 00:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:36
- 7☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 03:44
- 10♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:27
- 11☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:10
- 12♀︎ Venus05:10 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 30 July 2024, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:51 to 07:08: 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.