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, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:35
- 3☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:50
- 6♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:55
- 7☉︎ Sun13:55 – 15:00
- 8♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:10
- 10☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:20
- 2☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:15
- 3♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:04
- 5☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:49
- 8♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:44
- 9☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:28
- 12☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:30: 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.