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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:19
- 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:31
- 5♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:55
- 7☽︎ Moon13:55 – 15:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:31
- 10♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:43
- 11☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:54
- 12♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 21:55
- 2☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:19
- 5♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:07
- 6☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:56
- 7♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:32
- 9☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.