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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:16
- 3♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:32
- 5☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:57
- 8♂︎ Mars14:57 – 16:05
- 9☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:14
- 10♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:30
- 12☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:14
- 4☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:06
- 5♀︎ Venus00:06 – 00:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:49
- 7☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:25
- 10♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:17
- 11☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:59 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.