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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:02
- 9☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:29
- 12♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:29
- 2♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:11
- 4☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:44
- 7♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avignon?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.