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 Sunday, 5 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:38
- 7♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:35
- 8☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:32
- 9♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:26
- 11☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:23
- 2♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:26
- 3☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:29
- 4♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:35
- 6☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:44
- 9♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:47
- 10☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Créteil?
On Sunday, 5 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.