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, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:14
- 10☽︎ Moon15:14 – 15:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:41
- 2☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:34
- 9☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:50
- 10♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:39 to 09:23: 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.