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, 27 October 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:04
- 3♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:56
- 4☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:47
- 5♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:31
- 7☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:06
- 10♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 17:49
- 12♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:49
- 2☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 22:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 23:15
- 5♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:23
- 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 02:48
- 9☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 05:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Saturday, 27 October 2029, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:20 to 09:12: 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.