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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:52
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:31
- 2☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 10:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:07
- 12♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:46 – 18:07
- 2♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:30
- 9♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:11
- 11☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:52 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:52 to 09:31: 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.