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, 17 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:08
- 3♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:18
- 4☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:28
- 5♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:47
- 7☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:16
- 10♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:26
- 11☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:35
- 12♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:35
- 2☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:06
- 5♂︎ Mars00:06 – 00:56
- 6☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Saturday, 17 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:49 to 07:59: 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.