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 Monday, 1 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 08:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:23
- 4♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:45
- 5☉︎ Sun10:45 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:49
- 8☽︎ Moon14:49 – 16:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:54
- 11♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:16
- 12☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 22:54
- 3☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:27
- 7☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:22
- 10☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Monday, 1 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 21:37: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:18 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
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.