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 Friday, 20 August 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:41
- 6♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 15:00
- 8♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:19
- 10☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:38
- 2☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:29
- 3♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:10
- 5☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:41
- 8♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:04
- 12☽︎ Moon06:04 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Friday, 20 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.