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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:41
- 6☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:10
- 9☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:20
- 4☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:51
- 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:41
- 8☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:32
- 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 08:02: 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.