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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 08:56
- 2☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:23
- 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:23
- 2♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:11 to 08:56: 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.