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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:43
- 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:43
- 12♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:43
- 2♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:20
- 4☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:44
- 7♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aix-en-Provence?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:43: 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.