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 Friday, 16 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 11:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:20
- 6♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:59
- 10☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:18
- 2☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:08
- 3♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:48
- 5☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:19
- 8♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:00
- 10♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:40
- 12☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Friday, 16 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:33 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.