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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:45
- 3♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:40
- 5♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:35
- 7☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:28
- 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:26
- 11☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:23
- 12♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:23
- 2☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:31
- 5♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:34
- 6☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:49
- 12♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Roubaix?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:50 to 08:48: 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.