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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 18:10
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:10
- 12♂︎ Mars16:10 – 16:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:16: 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.
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.