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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:23
- 7☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 18:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:58
- 2☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:03
- 3♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:34
- 9☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:49
- 12☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aix-en-Provence?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:53 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.