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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:43
- 4☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:35
- 7♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:32
- 8☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:30
- 9♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:24
- 11☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:21
- 2♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:24
- 3☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:33
- 6☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Roubaix?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:52 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.