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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:53
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:33
- 2☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 10:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 16:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:13
- 11☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:53, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:53 to 09:33: 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.