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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:56
- 2☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:42
- 6☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:38
- 7♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:31
- 9☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:21
- 12♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:21
- 2♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:28
- 4☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:53
- 11☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:59 to 08:56: 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.