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, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:35
- 4☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:47
- 11☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:31
- 12♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:31
- 2☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 07:05
- 12♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:21 to 09:06: 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.