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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:07
- 3♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:59
- 4☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:50
- 5♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:08
- 10♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:00
- 11☉︎ Sun17:00 – 17:52
- 12♀︎ Venus17:52 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:52
- 2☽︎ Moon19:52 – 21:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:17
- 5♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:26
- 6☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:34
- 7♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 05:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Créteil?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:24 to 09:15: 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.