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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:06
- 2♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:23
- 4☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:49
- 7♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:58
- 8☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:07
- 9♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:24
- 11☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:33
- 2♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:25
- 3☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:16
- 4♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 00:59
- 6☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:24
- 10☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:57 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.