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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:13
- 2☽︎ Moon09:13 – 09:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:20
- 5♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 16:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:56
- 11☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rouen?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:13: 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.