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, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:53
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:52
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:33
- 2☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 16:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:34
- 9♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:13
- 11☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dunkirk?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:53 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:52, lasts 15h 54m: 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.