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 Monday, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:47
- 4♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:28
- 5☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:10
- 6♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:33
- 8☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 14:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:37
- 11♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:18
- 12☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:37
- 3☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:33
- 6♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:51
- 7☉︎ Sun00:51 – 02:10
- 8♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:47
- 10☽︎ Moon04:47 – 06:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Créteil?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:42 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.