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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:51
- 7☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:15
- 10♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:23
- 11☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:31
- 12♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:31
- 2☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:07
- 5♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:59
- 6☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:51
- 7♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:12
- 12♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:02 to 08:10: 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.