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, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:49
- 2☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:40
- 5☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:32
- 8♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:29
- 9☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:21
- 12☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:24
- 3♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:27
- 4☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:30
- 5♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:36
- 7☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:44
- 10♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:47
- 11☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:50
- 12♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:52 to 08:49: 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.