Planetary hours
in Le Havre.
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, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:14
- 2☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:38
- 5♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:12
- 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:12
- 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:13
- 7♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:37
- 9♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:25
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:14: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.