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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:42
- 12♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:42
- 2♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:45 to 07:56: 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.