Planetary hours
in Reims.
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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:01
- 3☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 14:58
- 10☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:22
- 2☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:40
- 3♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:26
- 9☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 06:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:19
- 12☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Reims?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:37 to 09:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.