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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 Thursday, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
08:35
Sunset
16:30
Next sunrise
08:35

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:15
  2. 2♂︎ Mars09:15 – 09:54
  3. 3☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:34
  4. 4♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:14
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 11:53
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:33
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:12
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 13:52
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:31
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:11
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:11 – 15:50
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:30

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:50
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:11
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:31
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:52
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:52 – 23:12
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:33
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:53
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:53 – 03:14
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:34
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:54
  11. 11♂︎ Mars05:54 – 07:15
  12. 12☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:35

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.