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 Saturday, 17 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:44
- 3♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:44
- 7☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:29
- 10♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:44
- 11☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:59
- 12♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 21:59
- 2☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 00:59
- 6☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:43
- 7♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 17 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:13 to 07:28: 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.