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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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:04
Sunset
18:24
Next sunrise
08:05

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:55
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:47
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:39
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:30
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:22
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:14
  7. 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:06
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:57
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:49
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:41
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:32
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:24

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:32
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:41
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:49
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:58
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:06
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:15
  7. 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:23
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:32
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:40
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:49
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:57
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:05

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:04 to 08:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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