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, 19 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:08
- 2☽︎ Moon09:08 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:15
- 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:13
- 12♂︎ Mars16:13 – 16:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:49
- 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Wednesday, 19 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:25 to 09:08: 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.