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 Sunday, 5 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:27
- 4☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:41
- 7♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:45
- 8☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:50
- 9♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:00
- 11☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:04
- 2♂︎ Mars21:04 – 21:59
- 3☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:54
- 4♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:45
- 6☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:30
- 9♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aix-en-Provence?
On Sunday, 5 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:13 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.