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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:10
- 2♀︎ Venus09:10 – 09:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:30
- 9♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:56
- 11♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:23 to 09:10: 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.