Planetary hours
in Clermont-Ferrand.
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, 18 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:21
- 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:21
- 2♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:51
- 11☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 18 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:24 to 09:07: 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.