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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:03
- 7♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:19
- 9☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:42
- 12♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:42
- 2♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:27
- 4☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:04
- 7♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:49
- 9♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:33
- 11☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:25: 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.