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, 4 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:12
- 2☉︎ Sun09:12 – 09:56
- 3♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 12:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:36
- 8♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:04
- 10♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:32
- 12☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:48
- 3♂︎ Mars19:48 – 21:04
- 4☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 02:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:40
- 10♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:56
- 11☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:12
- 12♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Tuesday, 4 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 15h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:28 to 09:12: 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.