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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:17
- 2♀︎ Venus09:17 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:31
- 11☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 16:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:13
- 2♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:31
- 3☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:41
- 10☉︎ Sun04:41 – 06:00
- 11♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:36 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.