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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:07
- 2☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:16
- 3♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:34
- 5☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 15:02
- 8♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:11
- 9☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:20
- 10♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:38
- 12☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:29
- 3♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:20
- 4☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:11
- 5♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:53
- 7☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:26
- 10♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:17
- 11☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:08
- 12♀︎ Venus06:08 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rueil-Malmaison?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:57 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.