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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:08
- 10♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:11
- 12♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:27 to 09:12: 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.