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 Tuesday, 15 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:51
- 2☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:42
- 3♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:39
- 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:21
- 12☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:38
- 4☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:32
- 10♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:50
- 12♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Tuesday, 15 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:00 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.