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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:13
- 3☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:41
- 6♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:59
- 8♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:18
- 10☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:36
- 2☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:27
- 3♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:09
- 5☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:41
- 8♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:23
- 10♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:54 to 08:04: 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.