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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:02 – 08:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:54
- 3☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:38
- 7☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:26
- 10☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:18
- 2☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:30
- 5☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:43
- 8♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:47
- 9☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:59
- 12☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:02 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.