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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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
08:22
Sunset
16:21
Next sunrise
08:23

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:02
  2. 2☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:42
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:22
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:01
  5. 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 11:41
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:21
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:01
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:41
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:21
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:01
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:41
  12. 12☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:21

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:41
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 19:01
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:21
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:42
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:42 – 23:02
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:22
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:42
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 03:02
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:22
  10. 10♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:43
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:43 – 07:03
  12. 12♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 08:22 to 09:02: 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.

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