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, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:05
- 3☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:36
- 10☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 17:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:10
- 2☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:23
- 3♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:30 to 09:18: 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.