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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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:27
Sunset
21:26
Next sunrise
05:26

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:47
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 08:07
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:07 – 09:27
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:47
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:47 – 12:07
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:27
  7. 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:47
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 16:07
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:27
  10. 10♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:47
  11. 11☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:06
  12. 12♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:26

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:06
  2. 2☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:46
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:26
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:06
  5. 5♂︎ Mars00:06 – 00:46
  6. 6☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:26
  7. 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:06
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 02:46
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:26
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:06
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 04:46
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:26

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 8h 00m: twelve night hours of 40 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:27 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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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.