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, 5 May 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:27
- 7☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:14
- 10☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 21:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:44
- 2☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:29
- 3♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Friday, 5 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:53 to 07:09: 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.