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, 3 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:13
- 4☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:57
- 7♂︎ Mars13:57 – 15:12
- 8☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:27
- 9♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:57
- 11☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:12
- 2♂︎ Mars22:12 – 22:57
- 3☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:42
- 4♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:13
- 6☽︎ Moon01:13 – 01:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:28
- 9♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Sunday, 3 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:43: 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.