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, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:49
- 4♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:37
- 5☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:25
- 6♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:01
- 8☽︎ Moon13:01 – 13:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:25
- 11♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:13
- 12☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:25
- 3☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 23:02
- 6♂︎ Mars23:02 – 00:14
- 7☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:26
- 8♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:50
- 10☽︎ Moon03:50 – 05:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:25 to 08:13: 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.
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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.