Planetary hours
in Cergy-Pontoise.
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 Sunday, 30 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:06
- 2♀︎ Venus09:06 – 09:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:31
- 11☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 16:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:31
- 3☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cergy-Pontoise?
On Sunday, 30 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:23 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.