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 Friday, 17 March 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:59 – 07:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:59
- 3☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:00
- 2☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:59
- 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:59
- 5☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Friday, 17 March 2028, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:59 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.