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, 15 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:32
- 7♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:59
- 11☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Wednesday, 15 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:10 to 09:04: 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.