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 Sunday, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:49
- 7♂︎ Mars13:49 – 15:07
- 8☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:25
- 9♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 19:01
- 11☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:19
- 2♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:01
- 3☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:43
- 4♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:06
- 6☽︎ Moon01:06 – 01:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 21:38: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.