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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:09
- 3☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:10
- 6♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:50
- 7☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 14:51
- 10☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 16:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:12
- 2☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:32
- 3♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 22:11
- 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:49
- 10♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:29
- 12☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Roubaix?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:49 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.