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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:11
- 2☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:15
- 3♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:22
- 5☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:33
- 8♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:37
- 9☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:48
- 12☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.