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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:59
- 9☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:17
- 12♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:17
- 2♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:41
- 8☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:35
- 9♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:23
- 11☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:09 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.