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, 18 October 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:53
- 4♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:46
- 5☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:39
- 6♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:25
- 8☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:03
- 11♂︎ Mars17:03 – 17:56
- 12☉︎ Sun17:56 – 18:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 21:04
- 3☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:25
- 6♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:32
- 7☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:40
- 8♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:54
- 10☽︎ Moon04:54 – 06:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Roubaix?
On Monday, 18 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:14 to 09:07: 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.