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, 2 September 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:22
- 3♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:46
- 7☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:04
- 10♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:10
- 11☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:17
- 12♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:17
- 2☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:59
- 5♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 2 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:10 to 08:16: 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.