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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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:35
Sunset
16:29
Next sunrise
08:35

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:15
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:15 – 09:54
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:34
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:13
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:53
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:32
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:12
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 13:51
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:31
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:10
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 15:50
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:29

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:50
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:10
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:31
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:51
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 23:12
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:32
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:53
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 03:13
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:34
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:54
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:15
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:35

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:35 to 09:15: 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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