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, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:47
- 3☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:14
- 10☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:47
- 2☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:27
- 5☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 07:00
- 12☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:14 to 09:00: 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.