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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:48
- 5♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:42
- 6☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:37
- 7♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:26
- 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:20
- 4☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:49
- 9♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:00
- 11☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:10 to 09:04: 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.