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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:29
- 2♀︎ Venus09:29 – 10:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:50
- 4☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 16:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:30
- 9♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:50
- 10☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:09
- 11♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 8h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:48 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.