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 Thursday, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 08:49
- 2♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:47
- 3☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:45
- 4♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:42
- 6☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:37
- 9♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:35
- 10☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:34
- 11♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:36
- 4♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:37
- 5☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:39
- 6♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:43
- 8☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:47 – 05:48
- 11♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:50
- 12☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cergy-Pontoise?
On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:51 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.