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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:21
- 2☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:13
- 4☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:37 to 09:21: 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.