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 Monday, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:12
- 4♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:23
- 5☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:35
- 6♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:59
- 8☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:34
- 11♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:46
- 12☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:34
- 3☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 00:59
- 6♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:48
- 7☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:36
- 8♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:13
- 10☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 05:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:37 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.