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 Wednesday, 8 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:38
- 5♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:44
- 6☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:59
- 9☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:15
- 12♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:15
- 2♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:29
- 11☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Wednesday, 8 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.