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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 14:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:26
- 12♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:26
- 2♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:53
- 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:51 to 08:38: 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.