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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:01
- 3☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:41
- 2☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:50
- 3♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:18 to 08:09: 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.