Planetary hours
in Aulnay-sous-Bois.
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 Friday, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:13
- 3☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:40
- 6♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:59
- 8♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:17
- 10☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:35
- 2☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:26
- 3♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:07
- 5☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:39
- 8♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:02
- 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aulnay-sous-Bois?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:55 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.