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, 3 November 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:14
- 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Wednesday, 3 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:26 to 08:14: 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.