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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:32
- 2☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:22
- 12♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:22
- 2♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:45 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.