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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:25
- 2♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:48
- 4☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 14:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:38
- 11☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:38
- 3☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:29
- 9♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:48
- 10☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:07
- 11♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:44 to 09:25: 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.