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 Wednesday, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:36
- 2☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:04
- 7♀︎ Venus13:04 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:03
- 7♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:09
- 8☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Paris?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:42 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.