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, 15 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:51
- 2♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:21
- 2♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:30
- 3☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:40
- 11♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Sunday, 15 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:00 to 08:51: 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.