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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:47
- 3♂︎ Mars08:47 – 10:03
- 4☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:20
- 5♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:53
- 7☽︎ Moon13:53 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:42
- 10♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:59
- 11☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:15
- 12♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:16
- 2☽︎ Moon22:16 – 22:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:26
- 5♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:10
- 6☉︎ Sun01:10 – 01:53
- 7♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:13 to 07:30: 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.