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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:26
- 11☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:26
- 3☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:23 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.