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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:39
- 7☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:18
- 10☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:44
- 2☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:31
- 3♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:05
- 5☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 03:59
- 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:32
- 12☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:21 to 07:34: 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.