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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:02
- 2☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:47
- 11☽︎ Moon05:47 – 07:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Montpellier?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:17 to 09:02: 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.