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, 13 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:11
- 2☉︎ Sun09:11 – 09:56
- 3♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 15:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:41
- 12☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:56
- 3♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:40
- 10♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:55
- 11☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:10
- 12♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:25 to 09:11: 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.