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 Wednesday, 22 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:40
- 6☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:11
- 9☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:43
- 12♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:43
- 2♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:21
- 4☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:50
- 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Wednesday, 22 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.