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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:04 – 08:59
- 2♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:33
- 7♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:12
- 11☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:12
- 3☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:44
- 9♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:50
- 10☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:55
- 11♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Perpignan?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:04 to 08:59: 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.