Planetary hours
in Dunkirk.
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 Saturday, 7 December 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:00
- 3♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:43
- 10♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:23
- 11☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:03
- 12♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 18:03
- 2☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:22
- 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 06:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:21
- 12♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Saturday, 7 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:39 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.