Planetary hours
in Rueil-Malmaison.
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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:56
- 7☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:10
- 8♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:38
- 10☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:52 – 20:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:06
- 2☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:52
- 3♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:25
- 5☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:43
- 8♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:15
- 10♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 05:47
- 12☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rueil-Malmaison?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:32 to 07:46: 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.