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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 12:56
- 7☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:28
- 2☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:45
- 3♀︎ Venus19:45 – 21:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:49
- 10♀︎ Venus04:49 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:24
- 12☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:43 to 09:25: 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.