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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:08
- 2♂︎ Mars09:08 – 09:50
- 3☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:33
- 4♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 11:58
- 6☽︎ Moon11:58 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:05
- 9♂︎ Mars14:05 – 14:48
- 10☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:30
- 11♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 16:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:48
- 4♂︎ Mars20:48 – 22:06
- 5☉︎ Sun22:06 – 23:23
- 6♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:58
- 8☽︎ Moon01:58 – 03:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:51
- 11♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:09
- 12☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:26
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Courbevoie?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:25 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.