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 Sunday, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:45
- 7♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:08
- 9♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:32
- 11☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:44
- 2♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:32
- 3☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:20
- 4♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 00:56
- 6☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:08
- 10☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.