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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 21:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:56
- 7☽︎ Moon13:56 – 15:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:51
- 10♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:09
- 11☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:28
- 12♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:28
- 2☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:33
- 5♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:15
- 6☉︎ Sun01:15 – 01:57
- 7♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:20
- 9☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:25
- 12♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 21:46: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:06 to 07:24: 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.