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 Thursday, 25 October 2029: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:02
- 2♂︎ Mars09:02 – 09:52
- 3☉︎ Sun09:52 – 10:42
- 4♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:23
- 6☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 14:54
- 9♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:44
- 10☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:35
- 11♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:15
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:45
- 4♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:55
- 5☉︎ Sun22:55 – 00:04
- 6♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:24
- 8☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:53
- 11♂︎ Mars05:53 – 07:03
- 12☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Thursday, 25 October 2029, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:11 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.