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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:27
- 2☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:08
- 3♀︎ Venus10:08 – 10:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:31
- 5☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:16
- 9☉︎ Sun14:16 – 14:57
- 10♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:20
- 12☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:39
- 3♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:57
- 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 22:16
- 5♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:53
- 7☽︎ Moon00:53 – 02:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:49
- 10♂︎ Mars04:49 – 06:08
- 11☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:27
- 12♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cergy-Pontoise?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:45 to 09:27: 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.