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, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:36
- 2♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:46 to 08:36: 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.
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.