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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:43
- 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:51
- 7♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:19
- 9☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:59
- 12♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:13 – 21:59
- 2♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:33
- 4☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:52
- 7♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 04:58
- 11☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:43: 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.