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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:13
- 3♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:22
- 4☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:47
- 7☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 16:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:21
- 11☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:30
- 12♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:30
- 2☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:05
- 5♂︎ Mars00:05 – 00:56
- 6☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:06
- 12♂︎ Mars06:06 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 08:05: 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.