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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:06
- 2☉︎ Sun08:06 – 08:58
- 3♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:42
- 5☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:17
- 8♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:09
- 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:45
- 12☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:53
- 3♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:02
- 4☉︎ Sun21:02 – 22:10
- 5♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:26
- 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:51
- 10♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:59
- 11☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:14 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.