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, 12 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:04 – 08:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:44
- 3☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:15
- 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:14
- 8♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:52
- 12☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Friday, 12 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:04 to 08:54: 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.