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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:04
- 3♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:44
- 4☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:24
- 5♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:43
- 10♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:23
- 11☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:03
- 12♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 18:03
- 2☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:24
- 9☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 06:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:25
- 12♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 7h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:44 to 09:24: 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.