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 Friday, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:58
- 3☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:56
- 8♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:20
- 10☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:43
- 2☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:31
- 3♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:07
- 5☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:09
- 10♀︎ Venus04:09 – 04:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:45
- 12☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:35 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.