Planetary hours
in Versailles.
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, 24 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:02
- 3☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:03
- 7☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:20
- 10☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:51
- 2☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:05
- 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:46
- 10♀︎ Venus04:46 – 06:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:15
- 12☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Friday, 24 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:31 to 09:16: 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.