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, 10 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:25
- 3☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:46
- 6♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:53
- 7☉︎ Sun13:53 – 15:00
- 8♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:14
- 10☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:28 – 20:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:28
- 2☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:21
- 3♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:07
- 5☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:31
- 10♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:16
- 12☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Friday, 10 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:18: 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.