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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:36
- 3☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:43
- 6♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:47
- 8♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:52
- 10☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 18:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 19:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:56
- 2☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:54
- 3♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:50
- 5☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:44
- 8♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:36
- 12☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:32 to 08:34: 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.