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 Saturday, 16 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 08:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:54
- 3♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:48
- 4☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:16
- 10♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:11
- 11☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:06
- 12♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:06
- 2☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:22
- 5♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:00
- 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 16 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:05 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.