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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:04
- 2☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:57
- 3♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 11:44
- 5☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:25
- 8♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:19
- 9☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:12
- 10♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 17:59
- 12☽︎ Moon17:59 – 18:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 19:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:06
- 3♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:13
- 4☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:19
- 5♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:32
- 7☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:52
- 10♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:59
- 11☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:05
- 12♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:10 to 09:04: 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.