Planetary hours
in Bordeaux.
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 Thursday, 8 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:24
- 2♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:09
- 3☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:54
- 4♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:24
- 6☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:39
- 9♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:24
- 10☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:09
- 11♀︎ Venus16:09 – 16:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 17:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 20:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:24
- 4♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:39
- 5☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 01:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:24
- 8☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 06:09
- 11♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:24
- 12☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Thursday, 8 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:39 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.