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 Sunday, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:27
- 7♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:42
- 8☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:56
- 9♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:25
- 11☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:39
- 2♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:25
- 3☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:10
- 4♀︎ Venus23:10 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.