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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:42
- 4☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:14
- 9♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:03
- 11☽︎ Moon17:03 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:03
- 3☉︎ Sun21:03 – 22:09
- 4♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:20
- 6☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:48
- 11♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avignon?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:58 to 08:53: 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.