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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:44
- 3♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:44
- 7☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:28
- 10♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:43
- 11☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:58
- 12♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 21:58
- 2☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:13
- 5♂︎ Mars00:13 – 00:58
- 6☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:43
- 7♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:15 to 07:30: 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.