Planetary hours
in Vitry-sur-Seine.
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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 09:03
- 3♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 15:08
- 8♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:21
- 9☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:33
- 10♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:59
- 12☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 21:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:47
- 3♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:34
- 4☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:21
- 5♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:55
- 7☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:17
- 10♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:04
- 11☉︎ Sun05:04 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitry-sur-Seine?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:37 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.