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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:08
- 3☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:27
- 8♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:46
- 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:46 – 18:06
- 2☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:26
- 3♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:28
- 12☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:48 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.