Planetary hours
in Saint-Étienne.
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, 12 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:54 – 08:50
- 2♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:41
- 4☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:24
- 8☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:19
- 9♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:10
- 11☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:15
- 4♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:24
- 6☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:38
- 9♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:42
- 10☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:47
- 11♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 12 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:54 to 08:50: 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.