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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:59
- 9☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:23
- 12♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:23
- 2♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:44
- 7♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.