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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:54
- 3☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:50
- 2☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:34
- 8♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:03
- 12☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:09 to 09:02: 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.