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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:39
- 2♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:39
- 7♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:51
- 8☉︎ Sun14:51 – 16:03
- 9♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:27
- 11☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:39
- 2♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:27
- 3☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:15
- 4♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:51
- 6☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:50
- 11♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:39: 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.