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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:26
- 2☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:32
- 5♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:28
- 12♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:28
- 2♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:32
- 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:43 to 09:26: 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.