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, 21 October 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:04 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:39
- 4☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:06
- 6☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:49
- 11♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Sunday, 21 October 2029, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:04 to 08:56: 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.