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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:07
- 3♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:32
- 5♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 12:57
- 7☽︎ Moon12:57 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:47
- 11☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:29
- 12♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:29
- 2☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:56
- 7♀︎ Venus00:56 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:24
- 12♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:42 to 09:24: 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.