Planetary hours
in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
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 Sunday, 20 October 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:13
- 2♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:58
- 4☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:28
- 8☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:21
- 9♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:06
- 11☽︎ Moon17:06 – 17:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:59
- 2♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:07
- 3☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:14
- 4♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:29
- 6☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:59
- 10☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:06
- 11♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Sunday, 20 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:20 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.