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, 12 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:23
- 2☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:39
- 5♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bordeaux?
On Wednesday, 12 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:38 to 09:23: 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.