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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:51
- 8☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:10
- 11☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:17
- 2♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:10
- 3☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:51
- 6☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:26
- 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.