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 Wednesday, 22 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:29
- 2☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:32
- 5♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:39
- 12♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:39
- 2♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:38
- 4☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Wednesday, 22 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.