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 Wednesday, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:06
- 2☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:32
- 9☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:11 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.