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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:43
- 2☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:41
- 3♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:27
- 8♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:24
- 9☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:21
- 10♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:16
- 12☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:22
- 4☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:25
- 5♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:30
- 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:39
- 10♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:42
- 11☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:45
- 12♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:46 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.