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 Sunday, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:31
- 11☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:16
- 2♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:31
- 3☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:16
- 6☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 03:00
- 9♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:59 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.