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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:09
- 3☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:50
- 6♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:44
- 7☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:38
- 8♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:13
- 2☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:20
- 3♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:32
- 5☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:51
- 8♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:58
- 9☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:04
- 10♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:22 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.