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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:20
- 2♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:48
- 4☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:39
- 2♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:48
- 10☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:04
- 11♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:36 to 09:20: 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.