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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:03
- 2☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:07
- 12♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:50 – 18:07
- 2♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:46
- 11☽︎ Moon05:46 – 07:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dijon?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:03: 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.