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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:07
- 7☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:43
- 10♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:55
- 11☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:07
- 12♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:07
- 2☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:31
- 5♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:20
- 6☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:08
- 7♀︎ Venus02:08 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.