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, 9 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 21:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:23
- 9☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:17
- 12♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:17
- 2♀︎ Venus22:17 – 22:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:41
- 4☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:28
- 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 9 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 21:35: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:16: 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.