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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:31
- 2☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:49
- 5♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:55
- 6☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:01
- 7♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:13
- 9☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:31
- 12♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:31
- 2♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:19
- 4☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:02
- 7♂︎ Mars02:02 – 02:56
- 8☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:50
- 9♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:25 to 08:31: 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.