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 Tuesday, 5 August 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:48
- 2☉︎ Sun07:48 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:27
- 5☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 15:06
- 8♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:19
- 9☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:32
- 10♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:57
- 12☽︎ Moon19:57 – 21:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 21:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:45
- 3♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:32
- 4☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:19
- 5♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 01:53
- 7☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:49
- 12♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Tuesday, 5 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:35 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.