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 Sunday, 24 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:09 – 08:59
- 2♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:41
- 4☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:04
- 8☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:37
- 11☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:28
- 2♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:42
- 10☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:52
- 11♀︎ Venus05:52 – 07:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Sunday, 24 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:09 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.