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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:14
- 2☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:34
- 5☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:53
- 8♂︎ Mars14:53 – 16:00
- 9☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:06
- 10♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:19
- 12☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:13
- 3♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:06
- 4☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:00
- 5♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:47
- 7☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:28
- 10♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:16
- 12♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:08 to 08:14: 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.