Planetary hours
in Créteil.
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 Tuesday, 6 May 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:35
- 2☉︎ Sun07:35 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 10:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:18
- 5☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 15:01
- 8♂︎ Mars15:01 – 16:15
- 9☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:30
- 10♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:58
- 12☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 21:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:44
- 3♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:29
- 4☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:15
- 5♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 01:46
- 7☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:03
- 10♂︎ Mars04:03 – 04:48
- 11☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:34
- 12♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Créteil?
On Tuesday, 6 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:21 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.