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, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:03
- 3♀︎ Venus09:03 – 09:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:27
- 10♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:26
- 4☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:56
- 10♂︎ Mars03:56 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:06
- 12♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:13 to 08:08: 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.
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.