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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:00
- 3☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:38
- 6♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:31
- 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:24
- 8♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 17:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:55
- 2☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:39
- 8♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:46
- 9☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:54
- 10♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:14 to 09:07: 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.