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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:27
- 4☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:50
- 7♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:58
- 8☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:06
- 9♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:21
- 11☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:29
- 2♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:21
- 3☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 00:59
- 6☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:36
- 9♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:28
- 10☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 08:12: 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.