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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:09
- 3♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:00
- 4☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:35
- 7☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:02
- 11☉︎ Sun17:02 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:54
- 2☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:18
- 12♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:25 to 09:17: 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.