Planetary hours
in Aix-en-Provence.
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, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:35
- 5♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:42
- 7♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:01
- 12♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:00
- 2♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:41
- 7♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aix-en-Provence?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:23: 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.