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, 2 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:41
- 2☉︎ Sun07:41 – 08:55
- 3♀︎ Venus08:55 – 10:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:21
- 5☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 15:02
- 8♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:15
- 9☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:28
- 10♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 19:55
- 12☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 21:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:41
- 3♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:28
- 4☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:14
- 5♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:47
- 7☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:53
- 11☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:40
- 12♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rueil-Malmaison?
On Tuesday, 2 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:28 to 07:41: 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.