Planetary hours
in Courbevoie.
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, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 15:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:16
- 9☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:59
- 12♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:13 – 21:59
- 2♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:30
- 4☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Courbevoie?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:36: 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.