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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 Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
08:24
Sunset
16:58
Next sunrise
08:23

A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:07
  2. 2☉︎ Sun09:07 – 09:49
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:49 – 10:32
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:15
  5. 5☽︎ Moon11:15 – 11:58
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 12:41
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:24
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:07
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 14:49
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:32
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:15
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:15 – 16:58

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:15
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:32
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:49
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 22:06
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:23
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:40
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:57
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 03:14
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:32
  10. 10♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:49
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:06
  12. 12♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 08:24 to 09:07: 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.

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