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, 11 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 21:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:58
- 3☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:38
- 10☽︎ Moon17:38 – 19:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:23
- 2☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:00
- 3♀︎ Venus23:00 – 23:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:15
- 5☽︎ Moon00:15 – 00:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 03:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:35
- 12☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Friday, 11 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 21:46: the day lasts 16h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 7h 26m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:13 to 06:36: 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.