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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:55
- 3♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:44
- 5♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:15
- 10♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:09
- 11☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 18:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 21:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:21
- 5♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:27
- 6☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:06 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.