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, 25 May 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:30
- 6♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:07
- 8♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:44
- 10☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:21
- 2☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:02
- 3♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:25
- 5☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:30
- 8♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:11
- 9☉︎ Sun03:11 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?
On Friday, 25 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 18m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:58 to 07:17: 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.