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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:35
- 5♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:44
- 7♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:06
- 12♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:06
- 2♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:57
- 4☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:45
- 7♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:40
- 8☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:36
- 9♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:22: 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.