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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 Sunday, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
08:26
Sunset
16:55
Next sunrise
08:25

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

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:08
  2. 2♀︎ Venus09:08 – 09:51
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:33
  4. 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:15
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 11:58
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:40
  7. 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:23
  8. 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:05
  9. 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:47
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:30
  11. 11☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:12
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 16:55

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:12
  2. 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:30
  3. 3☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:47
  4. 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 22:05
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:22
  6. 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:40
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:57
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:15
  9. 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:32
  10. 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:50
  11. 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:07
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:25

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 08:26 to 09:08: 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.

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