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, 30 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:01
- 9☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:21
- 12♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:21
- 2♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:08
- 4☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:48
- 7♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:41
- 8☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:34
- 9♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Wednesday, 30 August 2028, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 08:13: 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.