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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:53
- 7♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:19
- 9☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:58
- 12♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:11 – 21:58
- 2♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:32
- 4☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:53
- 7♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:40
- 8☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:48: 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.