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, 9 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:09
- 2☽︎ Moon09:09 – 09:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:36
- 5♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:13
- 7♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:35
- 9♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:56
- 11☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Wednesday, 9 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:09: 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.