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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:44
- 5♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:06
- 7♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:29
- 9☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:02
- 12♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:02
- 2♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:40
- 4☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:07
- 7♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:45
- 9♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:23
- 11☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 08:11: 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.