Planetary hours
in Avignon.
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 Saturday, 20 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:40
- 3♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:36
- 11☉︎ Sun15:36 – 16:20
- 12♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:20
- 2☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 03:09
- 9☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avignon?
On Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.