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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:27
- 8♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:55
- 2☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:03
- 3♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:44
- 8♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:23 to 09:15: 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.