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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:03
- 3♂︎ Mars10:03 – 10:44
- 4☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:32
- 11☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:14
- 12♀︎ Venus16:14 – 16:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:14
- 2☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 22:10
- 5♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 06:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:22
- 12♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Courbevoie?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:40 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.