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 Wednesday, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:20
- 2☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 20:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 06:04
- 11☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cergy-Pontoise?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:36 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.