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 Wednesday, 2 May 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:27
- 7♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:56
- 9☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:40
- 12♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:40
- 2♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:11
- 4☽︎ Moon23:11 – 23:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Wednesday, 2 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.