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 Saturday, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:26
- 3♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:00
- 10♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:04
- 11☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:09
- 12♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:09
- 2☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:54
- 5♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:44
- 7♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:25 – 06:20
- 12♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:17 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.