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, 29 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:03
- 2☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:37
- 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:49
- 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Perpignan?
On Wednesday, 29 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:18 to 09:03: 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.