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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:46
- 2♂︎ Mars08:46 – 09:42
- 3☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:39
- 4♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:32
- 6☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:23
- 9♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:19
- 10☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:16
- 11♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:20
- 4♂︎ Mars22:20 – 23:23
- 5☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:26
- 6♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:33
- 8☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:37 – 04:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:43
- 11♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:47
- 12☉︎ Sun06:47 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:49 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.