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 Saturday, 28 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:45
- 4☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:41
- 10♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 00:03
- 6☉︎ Sun00:03 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 02:35
- 9☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:08
- 12♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Saturday, 28 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:17 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.