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, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:24
- 3♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:27
- 4☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:31
- 5♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:38
- 7☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:48
- 10♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:52
- 11☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:55
- 12♀︎ Venus18:55 – 19:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:56
- 2☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:45
- 5♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:42
- 6☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:32
- 9☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:25 – 06:21
- 12♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:17 to 08:20: 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.