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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:15
- 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:14
- 12♂︎ Mars16:14 – 16:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:14
- 2♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:16
- 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:24 to 09:07: 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.