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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 09:58
- 3♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:45
- 7☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 14:49
- 10♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:31
- 11☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:13
- 12♀︎ Venus16:13 – 16:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:13
- 2☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 22:08
- 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:17
- 12♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:35 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.