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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:22
- 2♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:50
- 4☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:40
- 2♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:56
- 3☉︎ Sun19:56 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:06
- 11♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cergy-Pontoise?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:39 to 09:22: 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.