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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:08
- 3☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:30
- 10☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 17:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:48 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:53
- 10♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:21
- 12☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:35 to 09:21: 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.