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 Friday, 11 May 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:27
- 7☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 16:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 17:18
- 10☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 21:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:09 – 21:52
- 2☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:35
- 3♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:00
- 5☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Friday, 11 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.