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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:51
- 3☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:51
- 2☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:45
- 10♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:59
- 12☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avignon?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:05 to 08:58: 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.