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 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 09:53
- 3♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:16
- 11☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:04
- 12♀︎ Venus17:04 – 17:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 19:04
- 2☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 07:03
- 12♂︎ Mars07:03 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Saturday, 7 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:17 to 09:05: 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.