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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:05
- 2☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 16:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:49
- 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Créteil?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:23 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.