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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 21:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:56
- 7♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:28
- 9☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 19:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:17
- 12♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:17
- 2♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:45
- 4☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:57
- 7♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:41
- 8☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:36: 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.