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 Sunday, 25 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:21
- 2♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:50
- 4☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:03
- 7♂︎ Mars13:03 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:00
- 11☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:44
- 2♂︎ Mars18:44 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:04
- 11♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Sunday, 25 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:36 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.