Planetary hours
in Paris.
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, 24 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:32
- 5♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 06:00
- 11☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Wednesday, 24 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:16: 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.