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, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:37
- 4♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:30
- 5☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:22
- 6♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:06
- 8☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:43
- 11♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:36
- 12☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:44
- 3☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:07
- 6♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:15
- 7☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:23
- 8♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:39
- 10☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:02
Other cities · Germany
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:00 to 08:53: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.