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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:51
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:50
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:13
- 3☽︎ Moon10:13 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 12:57
- 7☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:00
- 10☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:23
- 2☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:41
- 3♀︎ Venus19:41 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:35
- 9☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:54
- 10♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:31
- 12☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:51 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:50, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:51 to 09:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.