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 Thursday, 4 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:21
- 2♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:17
- 3☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:12
- 4♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:03
- 6☽︎ Moon12:03 – 12:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 13:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:50
- 9♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:46
- 10☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:41
- 11♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:45
- 4♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:50
- 5☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 02:02
- 8☽︎ Moon02:02 – 03:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 04:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:15
- 11♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:19
- 12☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Roubaix?
On Thursday, 4 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:25 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.