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 Wednesday, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:29
- 2☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 16:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:48 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.