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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:11 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:27
- 4☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:43
- 11☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:28
- 2♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:43
- 3☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:58
- 4♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aix-en-Provence?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:11 to 08:56: 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.