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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:30
- 3☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:38
- 7☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:43
- 10☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:47
- 2☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:45
- 3♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:35
- 9☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:29
- 12☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:27 to 08:28: 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.