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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:21
- 4♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:32
- 5☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:43
- 6♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:06
- 8☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:40
- 11♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:51
- 12☉︎ Sun19:51 – 21:03
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:40
- 3☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:07
- 6♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:55
- 7☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:44
- 8♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:22
- 10☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 05:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:46 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.