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, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:07
- 2☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:30
- 5☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:53
- 8♂︎ Mars14:53 – 16:01
- 9☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:09
- 10♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:24
- 12☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:17
- 3♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:09
- 4☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:01
- 5♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:46
- 7☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:16
- 11☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:08
- 12♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 08:07: 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.