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 Saturday, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:07
- 3♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:31
- 5♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:00
- 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:42
- 11☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:24
- 12♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:24
- 2☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 21:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 06:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:25
- 12♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:43 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.