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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:56
- 8♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:08
- 10☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:21
- 2☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:15
- 3♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:02
- 5☽︎ Moon00:02 – 00:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:44
- 8♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:31
- 10♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:19
- 12☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rueil-Malmaison?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:12 to 08:18: 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.