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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:56
- 4♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:49
- 5☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:42
- 6♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:28
- 8☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:07
- 11♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:01
- 12☉︎ Sun18:01 – 18:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:08
- 3☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:29
- 6♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:36
- 7☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:43
- 8♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:57
- 10☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rueil-Malmaison?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:17 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.