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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:22
- 5☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:53
- 8♂︎ Mars14:53 – 16:04
- 9☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:14
- 10♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:35
- 12☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:25
- 3♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:15
- 4☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:04
- 5♀︎ Venus00:04 – 00:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:44
- 7☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dijon?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:40 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.