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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:15
- 2☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:42
- 6☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 17:53
- 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:53
- 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:10
- 4☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:23 to 09:15: 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.