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, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:33 – 08:48
- 3♂︎ Mars08:48 – 10:03
- 4☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 15:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:33
- 10♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:48
- 11☉︎ Sun18:48 – 20:03
- 12♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:03
- 2☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:19
- 5♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:04
- 6☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:49
- 7♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:34
- 12♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:18 to 07:33: 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.