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, 20 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:20
- 2☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 18:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:22
- 4☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:44
- 7♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:52
- 8☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:59
- 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:14
- 11☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Wednesday, 20 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:28 to 09:20: 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.