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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:21 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.