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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:14
- 2☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:01
- 8♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:48
- 9☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:36
- 10♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 16:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:49
- 5♀︎ Venus21:49 – 23:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:14
- 7☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:51
- 10♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:03
- 11☉︎ Sun05:03 – 06:16
- 12♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:27 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.