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, 17 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:23
- 4☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:31
- 5♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:47
- 7☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:12
- 10♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:20
- 11☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:28
- 12♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:28
- 2☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:03
- 5♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:55
- 6☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:05
- 12♂︎ Mars06:05 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 17 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 08:07: 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.