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, 14 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 21:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:17
- 9☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 19:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:21
- 12♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:21
- 2♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:39
- 4☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 00:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Wednesday, 14 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 21:42: the day lasts 16h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 7h 48m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:50: 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.