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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:49 – 08:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:20
- 4♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:30
- 5☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:41
- 6♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 15:01
- 8☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:32
- 11♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:42
- 12☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:32
- 3☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:02
- 6♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:51
- 7☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:41
- 8♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:21
- 10☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:49 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.