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 Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:49
- 7☽︎ Moon13:49 – 15:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:28
- 10♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:42
- 11☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:55
- 12♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:55
- 2☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:15
- 5♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:01
- 6☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.