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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:48
- 3☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:38
- 6♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:34
- 7☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:30
- 8♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:23
- 10☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:16
- 2☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:20
- 3♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:27
- 5☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:38
- 8♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:46
- 10♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:53
- 12☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:56 to 08:52: 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.