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, 23 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:39
- 8♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:40
- 9☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:42
- 10♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:46
- 12☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 19:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:43
- 3♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:40
- 5♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:28
- 11☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:26
- 12♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 23 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:26 to 07:28: 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.