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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:55
- 2♀︎ Venus07:55 – 09:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:54
- 8☉︎ Sun14:54 – 16:04
- 9♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:23
- 11☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:33
- 2♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:24
- 3☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:54
- 6☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avignon?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:45 to 07:55: 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.