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, 17 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:10
- 2☉︎ Sun09:10 – 09:49
- 3♀︎ Venus09:49 – 10:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:44
- 9☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:24
- 10♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:42
- 12☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 19:03
- 3♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:24
- 4☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:45
- 5♀︎ Venus21:45 – 23:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:26
- 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 03:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:29
- 10♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:50
- 11☉︎ Sun05:50 – 07:10
- 12♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 17 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 7h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:31 to 09:10: 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.