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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:56
- 7♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:35
- 9☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:35
- 12♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:35
- 2♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:56
- 4☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 01:56
- 7♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:55: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 07:17: 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.