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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:54
- 7♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:16
- 9☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:48
- 12♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:59 – 21:48
- 2♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:27
- 4☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:55
- 7♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 08:00: 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.