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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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:23
Sunset
16:21
Next sunrise
08:24

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:03
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:43
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:22
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:02
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:42
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:22
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:02
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:41
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:21
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:01
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 15:41
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:21

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:41
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:41 – 19:01
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:22
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:42
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 23:02
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:22
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:43
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 03:03
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:23
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:43
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 07:04
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:24

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 16h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:23 to 09:03: 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.

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