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 July 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 08:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:35
- 4♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:15
- 6♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:56
- 8☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:56
- 11♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:16
- 12☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 22:56
- 3☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 00:56
- 6♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:36
- 7☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:16
- 8♀︎ Venus02:16 – 02:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:36
- 10☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 04:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Monday, 19 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:35 to 06:55: 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.