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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:49
- 2☉︎ Sun07:49 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:25
- 5☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 15:02
- 8♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:14
- 9☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:26
- 10♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:51
- 12☽︎ Moon19:51 – 21:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 21:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:39
- 3♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:27
- 4☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:15
- 5♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:50
- 7☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:14
- 10♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:36 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.