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 Tuesday, 1 August 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:54 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:28
- 3♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 11:02
- 5☽︎ Moon11:02 – 12:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:52
- 8♂︎ Mars14:52 – 16:09
- 9☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:26
- 10♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 20:00
- 12☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:43
- 3♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:27
- 4☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:10
- 5♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:36
- 7☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:29
- 11☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 1 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:54 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.