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, 14 November 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:31
- 2☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:16
- 3♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 12:58
- 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:43
- 9☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:27
- 10♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 15:56
- 12☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:12
- 3♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:28
- 4☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:43
- 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 04:02
- 10♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:17
- 11☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:33
- 12♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Tuesday, 14 November 2028, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:47 to 08:31: 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.