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 Sunday, 22 July 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:55
- 8☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:15
- 9♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:53
- 11☽︎ Moon18:53 – 20:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:13
- 2♂︎ Mars22:13 – 22:54
- 3☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:34
- 4♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 00:56
- 6☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:19
- 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Sunday, 22 July 2029, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 08m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:39 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.