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 September 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:41
- 7☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:37
- 10☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:35
- 2☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:36
- 3♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:39
- 5☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:43
- 8♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:45
- 9☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:46
- 10♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:49
- 12☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Friday, 29 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:47: 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.