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 Friday, 24 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:55
- 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:11
- 5☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:34
- 8♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:49
- 10♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 07:04
- 12☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Friday, 24 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:10 to 09:03: 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.