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 Saturday, 24 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:11
- 4☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 16:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:10
- 10♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:20
- 11☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:29
- 12♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:29
- 2☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:00
- 5♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:50
- 6☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:20
- 9☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:50
- 12♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Saturday, 24 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:42 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.