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, 12 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:05
- 2☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:20
- 5♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:36
- 12♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:36
- 2♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Wednesday, 12 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:05: 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.