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, 17 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:17
- 4♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:27
- 5☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:37
- 6♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:57
- 8☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:26
- 11♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:36
- 12☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:26
- 3☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:56
- 6♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:46
- 7☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:36
- 8♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:16
- 10☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 05:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tourcoing?
On Monday, 17 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:48 to 07:58: 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.