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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:03
- 2☉︎ Sun09:03 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:08
- 9☉︎ Sun14:08 – 14:51
- 10♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:35
- 3♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:51
- 4☉︎ Sun20:51 – 22:08
- 5♀︎ Venus22:08 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 03:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:30
- 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:47
- 11☉︎ Sun05:47 – 07:03
- 12♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:19 to 09:03: 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.