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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:25
- 3☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 10:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 13:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:45
- 10☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:31
- 3♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:59
- 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:12
- 10♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:40
- 12☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aix-en-Provence?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:54 to 08:40: 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.