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Planetary hours · Dortmund (Germany)

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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
08:18
Sunset
16:22
Next sunrise
08:19

A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 08:58
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:39
  3. 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:19
  4. 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 10:59
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:40
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:20
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:00
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:41
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:21
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:01
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:42
  12. 12♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:22

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:42
  2. 2☽︎ Moon17:42 – 19:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:21
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:41
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:41 – 23:01
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 00:21
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:40
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 03:00
  9. 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:20
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:40
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 07:00
  12. 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:19

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 08:18 to 08:58: 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.

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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.