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, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:08 – 08:57
- 2☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:47
- 3♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:25
- 5☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:43
- 9☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:32
- 10♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:11
- 12☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:32
- 4☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:42
- 5♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:35
- 10♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:56
- 12♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Créteil?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:08 to 08:57: 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.