Planetary hours
in Mulhouse.
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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:12 – 08:57
- 2♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:25
- 2♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:40
- 3☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:25
- 6☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:26
- 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mulhouse?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:12 to 08:57: 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.