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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:02
- 3☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 14:51
- 10☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 16:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:14
- 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:32
- 3♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 22:10
- 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:25
- 9☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:44
- 10♀︎ Venus04:44 – 06:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rueil-Malmaison?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:40 to 09:21: 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.