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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:52 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:10
- 3♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:57
- 8♂︎ Mars14:57 – 16:06
- 9☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:15
- 10♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:34
- 12☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:25
- 3♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:16
- 4☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:06
- 5♀︎ Venus00:06 – 00:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:48
- 7☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:20
- 10♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:02
- 12♀︎ Venus06:02 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:52 to 08:01: 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.