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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 09:54
- 3♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:35
- 4☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:15
- 5♀︎ Venus11:15 – 11:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:37
- 7☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:40
- 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:02
- 12♀︎ Venus16:02 – 16:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 18:02
- 2☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 22:00
- 5♂︎ Mars22:00 – 23:19
- 6☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:14
- 12♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 8h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:32 to 09:13: 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.