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 Friday, 1 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:56
- 3☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:57
- 7☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:13
- 8♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:43
- 10☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 20:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:14
- 2☉︎ Sun22:14 – 22:59
- 3♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:28
- 5☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 01:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:43
- 8♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:12
- 10♀︎ Venus04:12 – 04:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:42
- 12☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Friday, 1 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.