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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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
08:26
Sunset
16:20
Next sunrise
08:27

A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:06
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:45
  3. 3♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:25
  4. 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:04
  5. 5♀︎ Venus11:04 – 11:44
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:23
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:03
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 13:42
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:22
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:01
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:41
  12. 12♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:20

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:41
  2. 2☽︎ Moon17:41 – 19:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:22
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:43
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 23:03
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 00:24
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:44
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 03:05
  9. 9☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:25
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:46
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 07:06
  12. 12♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:27

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 08:26 to 09:06: 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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