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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:17
- 2☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:11
- 3♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 11:59
- 5☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:40
- 8♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:34
- 9☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:28
- 10♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:15
- 12☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:22
- 3♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:28
- 4☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:34
- 5♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:47
- 7☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:53 – 04:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:06
- 10♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:12
- 11☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:19
- 12♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:24 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.