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, 1 August 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:26
- 5♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:42
- 6☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:57
- 7♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:28
- 9☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:14
- 12♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:14
- 2♀︎ Venus22:14 – 22:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:43
- 4☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:58
- 7♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:42
- 8☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Versailles?
On Wednesday, 1 August 2029, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:25 to 07:40: 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.