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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:55
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:55
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:36
- 2☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:39
- 5♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:27
- 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:27
- 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:40
- 9♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:17
- 11☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:55 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:55, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:55 to 09:36: 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.
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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.