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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:39
- 6♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:41
- 7☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:43
- 8♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:47
- 10☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:51
- 2☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:49
- 3♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:45
- 5☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:40
- 8♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:32
- 12☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:29 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.