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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:20
- 2☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:10
- 3♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:50
- 5☽︎ Moon10:50 – 11:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:41
- 12☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 21:01
- 4☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:11
- 5♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 04:01
- 10♂︎ Mars04:01 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:21
- 12♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:30 to 08:20: 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.