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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:01
- 3♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:53
- 4☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:46
- 5♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:09
- 10♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:01
- 11☉︎ Sun17:01 – 17:54
- 12♀︎ Venus17:54 – 18:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:54
- 2☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 22:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:17
- 5♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:24
- 6☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 02:47
- 9☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:10
- 12♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:16 to 09:08: 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.