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 Friday, 29 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:13
- 3☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 11:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:44
- 6♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:06
- 10☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:47
- 2☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:55
- 9☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:05
- 10♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:25
- 12☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Friday, 29 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:33 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.