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, 25 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Wednesday, 25 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:41: 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.