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 Sunday, 12 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:41
- 7♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:54
- 9♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:07
- 11☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:14
- 2♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:07
- 3☉︎ Sun22:07 – 23:01
- 4♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:47
- 6☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:14
- 11♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avignon?
On Sunday, 12 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 08:09: 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.