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 Wednesday, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:44
- 7♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:56
- 9☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:13
- 2♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:01
- 4☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.