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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:22
- 12♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:22
- 2♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 9h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:58 to 08:44: 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.