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 Wednesday, 22 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:14
- 2☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:51
- 5♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 17:56
- 12♂︎ Mars17:56 – 18:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:56
- 2♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:36
- 7♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Wednesday, 22 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:22 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.