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, 6 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:07
- 3♀︎ Venus09:07 – 10:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:20
- 5☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:39
- 8♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:45
- 9☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:04
- 12☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:58
- 3♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:51
- 4☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:45
- 5♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:32
- 7☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:05
- 11☉︎ Sun05:05 – 05:59
- 12♀︎ Venus05:59 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 6 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:54 to 08:01: 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.