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, 31 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 08:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:47
- 3♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:24
- 5♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:03
- 12♀︎ Venus17:03 – 17:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 19:03
- 2☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:58
- 12♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 31 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:10 to 08:59: 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.