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, 30 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 09:58
- 3☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:25
- 10☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:12
- 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:38
- 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:44
- 10♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:10
- 12☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Friday, 30 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:24 to 09:11: 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.