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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:45
- 2☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:35
- 5♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:23
- 9☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:14
- 12♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:14
- 2♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:36
- 9♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:48 to 08:45: 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.