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 Thursday, 26 August 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 08:04
- 2♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:12
- 3☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:20
- 4♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:35
- 6☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:59
- 9♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:07
- 10☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:15
- 11♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:08
- 4♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:00
- 5☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:52
- 6♀︎ Venus00:52 – 01:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:36
- 8☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:13
- 11♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:05
- 12☉︎ Sun06:05 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Thursday, 26 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:56 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.