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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:25
- 7☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 18:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:00
- 2☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:05
- 3♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:42
- 10♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:52
- 12☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avignon?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:56 to 08:51: 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.