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 Friday, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:18
- 3☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:51
- 7☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:59
- 8♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:16
- 10☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:32
- 2☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:24
- 3♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:08
- 5☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:43
- 8♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:35
- 9☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:27
- 10♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:01 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.