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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:07
- 7♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:33
- 9☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:10
- 12♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:10
- 2♀︎ Venus22:10 – 22:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:45
- 4☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:08
- 7♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 08:05: 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.