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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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars

Sunrise
08:31
Sunset
16:45
Next sunrise
08:30

A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:12
  2. 2☉︎ Sun09:12 – 09:53
  3. 3♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:35
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:16
  5. 5☽︎ Moon11:16 – 11:57
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:38
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:19
  8. 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:00
  9. 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:41
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:23
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:04
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:45

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 18:04
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:23
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:41
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:41 – 22:00
  5. 5♀︎ Venus22:00 – 23:19
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:38
  7. 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:56
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 03:15
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:34
  10. 10♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:53
  11. 11☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:12
  12. 12♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:30

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?

On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 08:31 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.