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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 20:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:19
- 3☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:52
- 7☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:00
- 8♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:17
- 10☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:34
- 2☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:26
- 3♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:09
- 5☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:37
- 9☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:12
- 12☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:02 to 08:11: 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.