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, 9 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:19
- 2♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:53
- 7♂︎ Mars13:53 – 15:00
- 8☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:07
- 9♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:21
- 11☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:28
- 2♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:21
- 3☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 00:59
- 6☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:38
- 9♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:31
- 10☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Sunday, 9 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 08:19: 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.