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 Friday, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:09
- 3☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:40
- 7☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:48
- 8♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:03
- 10☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:19
- 2☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:11
- 3♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:55
- 5☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:00
- 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avignon?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:54 to 08:02: 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.