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, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:20
- 2☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:44 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:40 to 09:20: 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.