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, 7 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:30
- 11☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 16:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:30
- 3☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 03:06
- 9♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:37
- 11♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 7 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 08:52: 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.