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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:39
- 3☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:21
- 6♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:15
- 7☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:46
- 2☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:52
- 3♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:22
- 8♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:34
- 10♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mulhouse?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.