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, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:54
- 3♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:42
- 4☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:14
- 11☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:02
- 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 17:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:02
- 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:39
- 5♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:53 – 07:05
- 12♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:19 to 09:07: 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.