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 Monday, 4 August 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 21:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 10:13
- 4♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:28
- 5☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:42
- 6♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:12
- 8☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:56
- 11♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:10
- 12☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 22:56
- 3☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:12
- 6♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:58
- 7☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:43
- 8♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:14
- 10☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Monday, 4 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:29 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.