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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:50
- 3☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:04
- 6♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:32
- 2☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:47
- 3♀︎ Venus19:47 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 02:04
- 8♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:19
- 9☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:05
- 12☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:21 to 09:06: 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.