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 Wednesday, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:44
- 7♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:48
- 12♂︎ Mars19:48 – 21:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:48
- 2♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:22
- 4☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 00:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:31
- 8☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.