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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 21:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:56
- 7☽︎ Moon13:56 – 15:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:56
- 10♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:16
- 11☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:36
- 12♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:36
- 2☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 23:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:36
- 5♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:16
- 6☉︎ Sun01:16 – 01:56
- 7♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 03:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:17
- 12♂︎ Mars05:17 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 21:55: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 07:16: 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.