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, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:41
- 12♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:41
- 2♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:18
- 4☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:44
- 7♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Perpignan?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:38 to 07:49: 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.