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, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:42
- 7♂︎ Mars13:42 – 15:01
- 8☉︎ Sun15:01 – 16:19
- 9♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:55
- 11☽︎ Moon18:55 – 20:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:13
- 2♂︎ Mars22:13 – 22:55
- 3☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:37
- 4♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:01
- 6☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:06
- 9♂︎ Mars03:06 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:29
- 11♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 07:11: 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.