Planetary hours
in Roubaix.
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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 22:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 07:01
- 2♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:23
- 3☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:45
- 4♀︎ Venus09:45 – 11:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:29
- 6☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 15:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:35
- 9♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:57
- 10☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:19
- 11♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 22:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 23:57
- 4♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:35
- 5☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:13
- 6♀︎ Venus01:13 – 01:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:29
- 8☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 03:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:23
- 11♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:02
- 12☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Roubaix?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 22:03: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:39 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.