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, 19 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:11
- 2♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:57
- 4☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:01
- 2♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:08
- 3☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:15
- 4♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:51
- 9♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:58
- 10☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:05
- 11♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Sunday, 19 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:18 to 09:11: 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.