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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:06
- 2♂︎ Mars09:06 – 09:49
- 3☉︎ Sun09:49 – 10:31
- 4♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 11:57
- 6☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:39 – 13:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:04
- 9♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:47
- 10☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:30
- 11♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 16:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:47
- 4♂︎ Mars20:47 – 22:05
- 5☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:22
- 6♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 03:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:50
- 11♂︎ Mars05:50 – 07:07
- 12☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Créteil?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:24 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.