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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:20
- 2☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:19
- 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:19
- 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Reims?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:38 to 09:20: 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.