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 Thursday, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 21:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:29
- 2♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:46
- 3☉︎ Sun08:46 – 10:03
- 4♀︎ Venus10:03 – 11:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:36
- 6☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 15:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:26
- 9♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:43
- 10☉︎ Sun17:43 – 19:00
- 11♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:43
- 4♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:27
- 5☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:10
- 6♀︎ Venus01:10 – 01:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:37
- 8☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 04:47
- 11♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:30
- 12☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:13 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.