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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:26
- 2☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 14:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 16:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rouen?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 8h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:45 to 09:26: 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.