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 Wednesday, 3 September 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:32
- 5♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:37
- 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:54
- 9☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:10
- 12♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:10
- 2♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:38
- 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Wednesday, 3 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.