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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:23
- 2♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 16:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:05
- 11♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cergy-Pontoise?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 15h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:42 to 09:23: 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.