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 Thursday, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:06
- 2♂︎ Mars09:06 – 09:54
- 3☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:42
- 4♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:18
- 6☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:42
- 9♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:30
- 10☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:18
- 11♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 17:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:29
- 4♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:41
- 5☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:53
- 6♀︎ Venus23:53 – 01:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 02:17
- 8☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:52
- 11♂︎ Mars05:52 – 07:04
- 12☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:17 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.