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 Thursday, 3 January 2030: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:55
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:55
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:36
- 2♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:18
- 3☉︎ Sun10:18 – 10:59
- 4♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:22
- 6☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:27
- 9♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:08
- 10☉︎ Sun15:08 – 15:49
- 11♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 21:08
- 4♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:26
- 5☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:45
- 6♀︎ Venus23:45 – 01:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:22
- 8☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:18
- 11♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:36
- 12☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Havre?
On Thursday, 3 January 2030, the Sun rises at 08:55 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:55, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.