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 Wednesday, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:54
- 9☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:34
- 12♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:34
- 2♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.