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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 22:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 07:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:02 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:46
- 4☉︎ Sun09:46 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:51
- 7☽︎ Moon13:51 – 15:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:56
- 10♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:18
- 11☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:40
- 12♀︎ Venus20:40 – 22:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:40
- 2☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 23:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:35
- 5♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:13
- 6☉︎ Sun01:13 – 01:51
- 7♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:03
- 12♂︎ Mars05:03 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Roubaix?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 22:02: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 07:02: 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.