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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:55 – 09:06
- 3♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:18
- 4☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:54
- 7☽︎ Moon13:54 – 15:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:30
- 10♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:42
- 11☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:54
- 12♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 21:54
- 2☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:07
- 6☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:55
- 7♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 05:56
- 12♂︎ Mars05:56 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:43 to 07:55: 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.