Planetary hours
in Dijon.
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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:09
- 9☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:59
- 12♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:15 – 21:59
- 2♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:26
- 4☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:03
- 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dijon?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:14: 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.