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 Tuesday, 19 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:52
- 2☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:07
- 8♂︎ Mars14:07 – 14:59
- 9☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:51
- 10♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:36
- 12☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:44
- 3♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:52
- 4☉︎ Sun21:52 – 23:00
- 5♀︎ Venus23:00 – 00:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:15
- 7☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:38
- 10♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:46
- 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:54
- 12♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 19 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:00 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.