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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:05
- 2♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:35
- 4☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:34
- 2♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:35
- 10☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:20 to 09:05: 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.