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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:00
- 3☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:36
- 7☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:30
- 8♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:12
- 3♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:24
- 5☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:43
- 8♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:49
- 9☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:56
- 10♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:13 to 09:07: 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.