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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:08
- 2☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:00
- 9☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:23
- 12♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:23
- 2♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:08
- 4☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 08:08: 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.