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, 28 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:59
- 3♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:51
- 4☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:43
- 12♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:43
- 2☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 02:43
- 9☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 05:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Saturday, 28 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:16 to 09:08: 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.