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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 10:10
- 4☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:56
- 7♂︎ Mars13:56 – 15:11
- 8☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:26
- 9♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:57
- 11☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:12
- 2♂︎ Mars22:12 – 22:57
- 3☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:42
- 4♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:12
- 6☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:11
- 10☉︎ Sun04:11 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:40: 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.