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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:11 – 08:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:40
- 3☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:50
- 10☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:19
- 2☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:35
- 3♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:25
- 10♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:56
- 12☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:11 to 08:55: 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.