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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:04
- 4☽︎ Moon11:04 – 11:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 12:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:47
- 7♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:41
- 8☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:35
- 9♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:24
- 11☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:18
- 2♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:24
- 3☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:30
- 4♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:59
- 9♂︎ Mars03:59 – 05:05
- 10☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:11
- 11♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:21 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.