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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 09:59
- 3♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:08
- 10♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:24
- 5♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:56
- 7♀︎ Venus00:56 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:15
- 12♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:30 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.