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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 09:55
- 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 13:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:32
- 10☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 15:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:51
- 2☉︎ Sun17:51 – 19:12
- 3♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:52
- 5☽︎ Moon21:52 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 03:14
- 9☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:15
- 12☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
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.