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, 9 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:58 – 07:55
- 2☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:52
- 3♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:38
- 8♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:35
- 9☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:32
- 10♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:26
- 12☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:34
- 5♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:53
- 12♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 9 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:58 to 07:55: 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.