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 Tuesday, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:59
- 3♀︎ Venus08:59 – 10:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 15:06
- 8♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:20
- 9☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:33
- 10♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 20:00
- 12☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:47
- 3♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:34
- 4☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:20
- 5♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:54
- 7☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:13
- 10♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:00
- 11☉︎ Sun05:00 – 05:47
- 12♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:32 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.