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 Thursday, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:04
- 2♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:52
- 3☉︎ Sun09:52 – 10:40
- 4♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:16
- 6☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 13:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:40
- 9♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:16
- 11♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 17:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:40
- 5☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:52
- 6♀︎ Venus23:52 – 01:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:15
- 8☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:51
- 11♂︎ Mars05:51 – 07:03
- 12☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:16 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.