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, 1 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:57
- 7♂︎ Mars13:57 – 15:13
- 8☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:28
- 9♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:59
- 11☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:15
- 2♂︎ Mars22:15 – 22:59
- 3☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:44
- 4♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:13
- 6☽︎ Moon01:13 – 01:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 04:57
- 11♀︎ Venus04:57 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Sunday, 1 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:40: 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.