Planetary hours
in Rouen.
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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:18
- 2☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:55
- 5♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:47
- 6☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 18:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:40
- 7♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:48
- 8☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:56
- 9♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:11
- 11☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rouen?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:26 to 09:18: 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.