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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:47
- 2♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:47
- 7♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:59
- 8☉︎ Sun14:59 – 16:11
- 9♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:35
- 11☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:35
- 3☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:23
- 4♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:00
- 6☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:00
- 11♀︎ Venus05:00 – 05:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:35 to 07:47: 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.