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 Saturday, 9 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:30
- 4☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:03
- 10♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:59
- 11☉︎ Sun16:59 – 17:54
- 12♀︎ Venus17:54 – 18:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 19:55
- 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:59 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:40
- 12♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Saturday, 9 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:43 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.