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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 21:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:55
- 7♂︎ Mars13:55 – 15:15
- 8☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:34
- 9♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:13
- 11☽︎ Moon19:13 – 20:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:32
- 2♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:13
- 3☉︎ Sun23:13 – 23:54
- 4♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:15
- 6☽︎ Moon01:15 – 01:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:39
- 11♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 21:51: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.