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 Tuesday, 7 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:56
- 2☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:53
- 3♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:46
- 5☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:35
- 8♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:32
- 9☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:28
- 10♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:21
- 12☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:25
- 3♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:29
- 4☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:32
- 5♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:39
- 7☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:50
- 10♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:54
- 11☉︎ Sun05:54 – 06:58
- 12♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Tuesday, 7 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:00 to 08:56: 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.