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, 24 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:59
- 3♂︎ Mars08:59 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:46
- 7☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:21
- 10♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:33
- 11☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:44
- 12♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:44
- 2☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:08
- 5♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:57
- 6☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:45
- 7♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:45
- 12♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Saturday, 24 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:47: 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.