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, 22 January 2030: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:06
- 2☉︎ Sun09:06 – 09:53
- 3♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 12:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:19
- 10♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 16:52
- 12☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 20:05
- 3♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:19
- 4☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:32
- 5♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:58
- 7☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:38
- 10♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:52
- 11☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:05
- 12♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Clermont-Ferrand?
On Tuesday, 22 January 2030, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:19 to 09:06: 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.