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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:40
- 5♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:33
- 10♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:19
- 11☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:06
- 12♀︎ Venus16:06 – 16:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:06
- 2☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:47
- 5♂︎ Mars21:47 – 23:00
- 6☉︎ Sun23:00 – 00:14
- 7♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:41
- 9☽︎ Moon02:41 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 05:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:22
- 12♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:34 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.