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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:24
- 8☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:20
- 9♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:12
- 11☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:08
- 2♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:12
- 3☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:25
- 6☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:41
- 10☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:46
- 11♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:53 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.