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, 27 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:45
- 3♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:16 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:41
- 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:23
- 11☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:06
- 12♀︎ Venus16:06 – 16:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:06
- 2☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 07:04
- 12♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Saturday, 27 November 2027, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:21 to 09:03: 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.