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 Thursday, 12 March 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:10
- 2♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:08
- 3☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:06
- 4♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 12:03
- 6☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 14:58
- 9♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:57
- 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:55
- 11♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 18:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:52 – 19:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:56
- 4♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:58
- 5☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:59
- 6♀︎ Venus23:59 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:02
- 8☽︎ Moon02:02 – 03:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 04:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:06
- 11♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:08
- 12☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Thursday, 12 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:11 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.