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, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:37
- 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 15:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:14
- 9☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:51
- 12♂︎ Mars19:51 – 21:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:51
- 2♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:26
- 4☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:48
- 7♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:23
- 9♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 04:58
- 11☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:47: 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.