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, 2 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:54
- 11☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Courbevoie?
On Wednesday, 2 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:07: 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.