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, 20 March 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:56
- 3☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:59
- 7☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:02
- 10☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:03
- 2☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Friday, 20 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:55 to 07:55: 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.