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 Thursday, 25 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:24
- 2♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:27
- 3☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:29
- 4♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:34
- 6☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:41
- 9♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:43
- 10☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:46
- 11♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:51 – 19:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 20:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:45 – 21:43
- 4♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:40
- 5☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:38
- 6♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:32
- 8☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:25
- 11♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:22
- 12☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Thursday, 25 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:22 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.