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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:17
- 2♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:04
- 3☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:51
- 4♀︎ Venus09:51 – 10:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:47
- 9♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:34
- 10☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:21
- 11♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 16:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:56 – 18:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:35
- 4♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:48
- 5☉︎ Sun21:48 – 23:01
- 6♀︎ Venus23:01 – 00:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:27
- 8☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 05:06
- 11♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:19
- 12☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:30 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.