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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:49
- 3♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:44
- 4☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:05
- 11☉︎ Sun17:05 – 17:59
- 12♀︎ Venus17:59 – 18:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:59
- 2☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:16
- 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:22
- 6☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:39
- 9☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:01 to 08:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.