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, 6 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:03
- 2☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:50
- 6☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:40
- 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:38
- 4☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:48
- 7♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Wednesday, 6 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:06 to 09:03: 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.