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 Thursday, 16 January 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:09
- 2♂︎ Mars09:09 – 09:55
- 3☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:40
- 4♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:12
- 6☽︎ Moon12:12 – 12:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 13:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:28
- 9♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:14
- 10☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:00
- 11♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:14
- 4♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:28
- 5☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:42
- 6♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 02:11
- 8☽︎ Moon02:11 – 03:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:54
- 11♂︎ Mars05:54 – 07:09
- 12☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Thursday, 16 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:24 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.