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 Friday, 18 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:44
- 7☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:07
- 10☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:23
- 2☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:15
- 3♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 23:59
- 5☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:35
- 8♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Friday, 18 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.