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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:08
- 3☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:40
- 6♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:51
- 7☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:02
- 8♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:24
- 10☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:46
- 2☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:35
- 3♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:14
- 5☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:41
- 8♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:20
- 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 05:58
- 12☽︎ Moon05:58 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:46 to 07:57: 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.