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 Wednesday, 27 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:35
- 9♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:55
- 11☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Wednesday, 27 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.