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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:09
- 10♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:17
- 11☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:24
- 12♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:24
- 2☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:03
- 5♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:55
- 6☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:04 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.