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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:43
- 12♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:43
- 2♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Perpignan?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:18 to 09:04: 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.