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 Sunday, 8 June 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:36
- 2♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:52
- 8☉︎ Sun14:52 – 16:14
- 9♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:59
- 11☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:22
- 2♂︎ Mars22:22 – 22:59
- 3☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:36
- 4♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 00:51
- 6☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Sunday, 8 June 2025, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 7h 29m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.