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 Monday, 3 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:34
- 4♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:40
- 5☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:45
- 6♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:56
- 8☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:12
- 11♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:18
- 12☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:12
- 3☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:55
- 6♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:49
- 7☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:44
- 8♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:32
- 10☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Monday, 3 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:18 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.