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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:37
- 2♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:45
- 11☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:32
- 2♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:45
- 3☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:58
- 4♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cergy-Pontoise?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:50 to 08:37: 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.