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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:06
- 2☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:04
- 12♂︎ Mars17:04 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:04
- 2♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:53
- 11☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:19 to 09:06: 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.