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, 25 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:33
- 2♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 15:03
- 8☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:18
- 9♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:48
- 11☽︎ Moon18:48 – 20:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:04
- 2♂︎ Mars22:04 – 22:49
- 3☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:34
- 4♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:04
- 6☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:19
- 9♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 25 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:18 to 07:33: 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.