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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:18
- 2♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:42
- 7♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:47
- 8☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:52
- 9♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:01
- 11☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:06
- 2♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:01
- 3☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:57
- 4♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:47
- 6☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:28
- 10☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:13 to 08:18: 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.