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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:40
- 3♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:38
- 4☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:27
- 10♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:25
- 11☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:23
- 12♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:24
- 2☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:29
- 5♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:31
- 6☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:43
- 12♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:44 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.