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Planetary hours · Dortmund (Germany)

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, 2 January 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
08:35
Sunset
16:32
Next sunrise
08:35

A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:15
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 09:55
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:34
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:14
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 11:54
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:34
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:14
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:53
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:33
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:13
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 15:53
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:32

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:53
  2. 2☉︎ Sun17:53 – 19:13
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:33
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:53
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 23:13
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:34
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:54
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 03:14
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:34
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:55
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:15
  12. 12☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:35

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Friday, 2 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 7h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 08:35 to 09:15: 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.

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