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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:38
- 6♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:47
- 7☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:55
- 8♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:13
- 10☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:30
- 2☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:21
- 3♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:04
- 5☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:39
- 8♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:55 to 08:04: 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.