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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:47
- 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:52
- 7☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 14:56
- 10♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:37
- 11☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:18
- 12♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:18
- 2☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:25
- 12♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:43 to 09:25: 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.