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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:41
- 7☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:53
- 8♀︎ Venus14:53 – 16:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:18
- 10☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:42
- 2☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:30
- 3♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:05
- 5☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:16
- 9☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:03
- 10♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:38
- 12☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:27 to 07:40: 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.