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, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:37
- 2♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:40
- 9♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:24
- 11☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:46 to 08:37: 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.