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 Tuesday, 30 September 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:44
- 2☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:43
- 3♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:39
- 5☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:35
- 8♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:33
- 9☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:32
- 10♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:28
- 12☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:30
- 3♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:32
- 4☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:34
- 5♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:37
- 7☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:42
- 10♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:44
- 11☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:46
- 12♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Tuesday, 30 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:46 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.