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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 22:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:55
- 7♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:38
- 9☽︎ Moon16:38 – 18:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:43
- 12♂︎ Mars20:43 – 22:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:43
- 2♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:00
- 4☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 01:55
- 7♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 22:04: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 7h 42m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:45 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.