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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:49
- 3☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:34
- 6♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:24
- 8♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 18:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:09
- 3♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:20
- 5☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:35
- 8♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:40
- 9☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:45
- 10♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:55
- 12☽︎ Moon06:55 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:59 to 08:54: 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.