Planetary hours
in Tourcoing.
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 Saturday, 13 September 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:27
- 3♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:42
- 7☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:54
- 10♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:57
- 11☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:01
- 12♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:01
- 2☽︎ Moon21:01 – 21:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:50
- 5♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:47
- 6☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:43
- 7♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:36
- 9☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Saturday, 13 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:19 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.