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 Monday, 16 October 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:35
- 4♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:28
- 5☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:22
- 6♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:08
- 8☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:47
- 11♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:40
- 12☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:47
- 3☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 00:08
- 6♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:15
- 7☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:23
- 8♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:37
- 10☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Monday, 16 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:56 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.