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 Monday, 19 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:58
- 4♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:08
- 5☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:19
- 6♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:40
- 8☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 17:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:11
- 11♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:22
- 12☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:11
- 3☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:39
- 6♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:28
- 7☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:18
- 8♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:56
- 10☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Monday, 19 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:26 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.