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, 29 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:56
- 3☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:41
- 10☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:20
- 2☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:30
- 3♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:46
- 10♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Friday, 29 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 09:07: 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.