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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:41
- 6☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:53
- 7♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:16
- 9☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:52
- 12♂︎ Mars19:52 – 21:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:52
- 2♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:29
- 4☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:54
- 7♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:42
- 8☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:55: 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.