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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:06
- 3☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:34
- 7☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:26
- 8♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:43
- 8♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:51
- 9☉︎ Sun03:51 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:16
- 12☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:23 to 09:15: 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.