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 Monday, 21 January 2030: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:32
- 4♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:15
- 5☉︎ Sun11:15 – 11:58
- 6♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:24
- 8☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:34
- 11♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:17
- 12☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:33
- 3☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 22:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:24
- 6♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:41
- 7☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:57
- 8♀︎ Venus01:57 – 03:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:31
- 10☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 07:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dortmund?
On Monday, 21 January 2030, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:23 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.