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 Saturday, 13 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:14
- 3♂︎ Mars09:14 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:44
- 5♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:14
- 7☽︎ Moon12:14 – 12:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:29
- 10♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:13
- 11☉︎ Sun15:13 – 15:58
- 12♀︎ Venus15:58 – 16:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:59
- 2☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 00:14
- 7♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:45
- 9☽︎ Moon02:45 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:30
- 12♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Saturday, 13 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:44 to 08:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.