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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 10:50
- 4♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:31
- 5☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:11
- 6♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:32
- 8☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 14:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:34
- 11♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:15
- 12☉︎ Sun16:15 – 16:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:55 – 18:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:34
- 3☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 22:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:32
- 6♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:52
- 7☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:11
- 8♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:50
- 10☽︎ Moon04:50 – 06:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Roubaix?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:48 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.