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, 3 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:51
- 3☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 13:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:40
- 10☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:44 – 18:03
- 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:22
- 3♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:59
- 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:11
- 12☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Roubaix?
On Friday, 3 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:29 to 09:10: 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.