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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 15:50
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:14
- 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:23 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.