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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:50
- 2☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:41
- 5♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:38
- 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:48
- 11☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:53 to 08:50: 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.