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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:54
- 6☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:56
- 7♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:01
- 9☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:08
- 12♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:09
- 2♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:04
- 4☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:57
- 7♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:55
- 8☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:47
- 11☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:42 to 08:44: 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.