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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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
08:27
Sunset
16:20
Next sunrise
08:28

A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:06
  2. 2♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:46
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:25
  4. 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:05
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:44
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:24
  7. 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:03
  8. 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:43
  9. 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:22
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:02
  11. 11☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:41
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:20

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:41
  2. 2♂︎ Mars17:41 – 19:02
  3. 3☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:22
  4. 4♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:43
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 23:04
  6. 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:24
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:45
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 03:05
  9. 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:26
  10. 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:47
  11. 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 07:07
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:28

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 08:27 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.