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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:04
- 2☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:47
- 3♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:21
- 8♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:04
- 9☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:47
- 10♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:13
- 12☽︎ Moon16:13 – 16:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:47
- 4☉︎ Sun20:47 – 22:05
- 5♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:39
- 7☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 03:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:31
- 10♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:48
- 11☉︎ Sun05:48 – 07:05
- 12♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Créteil?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:21 to 09:04: 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.