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 Saturday, 21 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:15
- 3♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:07
- 4☉︎ Sun11:07 – 11:59
- 5♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:43
- 7☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:20
- 10♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:12
- 11☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 18:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 21:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:28
- 5♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:44
- 7♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 04:00
- 9☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:24
- 12♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Saturday, 21 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:30 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.