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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 09:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:36
- 12♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:36
- 2♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:57
- 11☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:12: 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.