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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:56
- 2♀︎ Venus07:56 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:46
- 7♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:55
- 8☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:05
- 9♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:25
- 11☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:45 – 21:35
- 2♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:25
- 3☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:15
- 4♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 00:56
- 6☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:17
- 10☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 05:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Reims?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:46 to 07:56: 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.