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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:21
- 2♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 12:50
- 7♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:37
- 11☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:37
- 3☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:04
- 11♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:40 to 09:21: 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.