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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 08:48: 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.