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, 7 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:52
- 7♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:28
- 9☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 19:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:21
- 12♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:21
- 2♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:46
- 4☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:52
- 7♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 7 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 15h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 8h 27m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:23: 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.