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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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
20:46
Next sunrise
06:21

A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:32
  2. 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:44
  3. 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:56
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:09
  5. 5☽︎ Moon11:09 – 12:21
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:33
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:45
  8. 8♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:57
  9. 9☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:10
  10. 10♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:22
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:34
  12. 12☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:46

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:34
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:22
  3. 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:10
  4. 4☉︎ Sun23:10 – 23:58
  5. 5♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:46
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:34
  7. 7☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:22
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:10
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 03:58
  10. 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:45
  11. 11☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:33
  12. 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:21

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 06:20 to 07:32: 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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