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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:03
- 2♀︎ Venus09:03 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:35
- 4☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 15:56
- 11☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:48
- 11♀︎ Venus05:48 – 07:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 9h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:17 to 09:03: 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.