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 Wednesday, 8 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:54
- 2☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:26
- 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:13
- 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:52
- 11☽︎ Moon05:52 – 06:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Wednesday, 8 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:59 to 08:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.