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 Saturday, 4 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:48
- 3♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:46
- 4☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:38
- 7☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:30
- 10♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:27
- 11☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:25
- 2☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:33
- 5♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:39
- 7♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:52
- 12♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Créteil?
On Saturday, 4 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:54 to 08:51: 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.