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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 09:57
- 3♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:24
- 10♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:11
- 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 16:57
- 12♀︎ Venus16:57 – 17:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:57
- 2☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 01:03
- 7♀︎ Venus01:03 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:09
- 12♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:23 to 09:10: 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.