Planetary hours
in Montpellier.
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 Sunday, 19 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:12 – 08:59
- 2♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:04
- 11☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:51
- 2♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:04
- 3☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:33
- 10☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:46
- 11♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Sunday, 19 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:12 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.