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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 08:59
- 2☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:26
- 12♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:26
- 2♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:44
- 11☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avignon?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:15 to 08:59: 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.