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 Sunday, 4 June 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 21:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:38
- 2♀︎ Venus06:38 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:50
- 8☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:13
- 9♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:57
- 11☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:19
- 2♂︎ Mars22:19 – 22:57
- 3☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:35
- 4♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 00:50
- 6☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Sunday, 4 June 2028, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 21:41: the day lasts 16h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 7h 34m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.