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, 23 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:36
- 7☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:55
- 8♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:34
- 10☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:12
- 2☉︎ Sun22:12 – 22:53
- 3♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:15
- 5☽︎ Moon00:15 – 00:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Friday, 23 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:40 to 06:59: 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.