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 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:05
- 2☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:37
- 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:07
- 4☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:51
- 11☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:05: 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.