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, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 16:59
- 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 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 16:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 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 – 07:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Reims?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 15h 39m: 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.