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 Sunday, 8 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:09
- 2♀︎ Venus09:09 – 09:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:02
- 8☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:51
- 9♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 00:02
- 6☽︎ Moon00:02 – 01:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:35
- 9♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:57
- 11♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Sunday, 8 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:21 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.