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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:14
- 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:43
- 9☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 19:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:47
- 4☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:31
- 8☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aix-en-Provence?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:14: 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.