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, 17 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:08
- 2♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:55
- 4☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:24
- 9♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 18:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:05
- 2♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:12
- 3☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:18
- 4♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:50
- 9♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:56
- 10☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:03
- 11♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Sunday, 17 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:14 to 09:08: 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.