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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:18
- 2♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:00
- 3☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:42
- 4♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:07
- 6☽︎ Moon12:07 – 12:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:13
- 9♂︎ Mars14:13 – 14:55
- 10☉︎ Sun14:55 – 15:37
- 11♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:55
- 4♂︎ Mars20:55 – 22:13
- 5☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:31
- 6♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 02:07
- 8☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 06:01
- 11♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:19
- 12☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:36 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.