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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:24
- 3♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:35
- 5♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:02
- 10♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:07
- 11☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:12
- 12♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:51
- 6☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:25 – 06:19
- 12♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:13 to 08:18: 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.