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, 4 November 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:51
- 4☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:38
- 5♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:35
- 10♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:22
- 11☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:09
- 12♀︎ Venus16:09 – 16:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:09
- 2☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:48
- 5♂︎ Mars21:48 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 00:14
- 7♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 05:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:18
- 12♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Saturday, 4 November 2028, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:29 to 08:16: 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.