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 Saturday, 31 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:57
- 7☽︎ Moon13:57 – 15:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:45
- 10♂︎ Mars17:45 – 19:01
- 11☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:16
- 12♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:17
- 2☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:29
- 5♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:14
- 6☉︎ Sun01:14 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:39
- 12♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cergy-Pontoise?
On Saturday, 31 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:22 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.