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, 24 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:02
- 2♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:48
- 4☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:19
- 8☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:11
- 9♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:19
- 6☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:56
- 11♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Sunday, 24 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:10 to 09:02: 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.