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 April 2029: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 10:01
- 4♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:10
- 5☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:20
- 6♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:40
- 8☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:09
- 11♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:19
- 12☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:09
- 3☽︎ Moon22:09 – 22:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:39
- 6♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:29
- 7☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:19
- 8♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 03:59
- 10☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Monday, 16 April 2029, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:31 to 07:41: 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.