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, 21 April 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:55 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:09
- 10♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:18
- 11☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:27
- 12♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:27
- 2☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:59
- 5♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:54
- 12♂︎ Mars05:54 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Étienne?
On Saturday, 21 April 2029, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:46 to 07:55: 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.