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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:57
- 2☉︎ Sun07:57 – 09:06
- 3♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:25
- 5☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:53
- 8♂︎ Mars14:53 – 16:02
- 9☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:12
- 10♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:31
- 12☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:21
- 3♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:12
- 4☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:03
- 5♀︎ Venus00:03 – 00:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:44
- 7☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:16
- 10♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:07
- 11☉︎ Sun05:07 – 05:58
- 12♀︎ Venus05:58 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avignon?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:47 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.