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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 09:57
- 3♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:38
- 4☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:20
- 5♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:43
- 7☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 14:48
- 10♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:30
- 11☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:11
- 12♀︎ Venus16:11 – 16:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 18:11
- 2☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:16
- 12♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Créteil?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 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.