Planetary hours
in Perpignan.
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 Sunday, 21 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:00
- 2♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:32
- 2♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:16
- 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:46
- 11♀︎ Venus05:46 – 07:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Perpignan?
On Sunday, 21 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:15 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.