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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, 16 January 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
08:28
Sunset
16:51
Next sunrise
08:27

A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:10
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:52
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:34
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:16
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 11:58
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:40
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:22
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:04
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:46
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:28
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:09
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 16:51

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars16:51 – 18:09
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:27
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:45
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 22:03
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:21
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:39
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:57
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:15
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:33
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:51
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:09
  12. 12☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:27

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 08:28 to 09:10: 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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