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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 18:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:02
- 2♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:13
- 4♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:24
- 6☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:52
- 11♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:02 to 08:56: 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.