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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:28
- 3♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:06
- 12♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:06
- 2☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:14
- 5♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:19
- 7♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:24
- 9☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:32
- 12♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:33 to 08:31: 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.
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.