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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:43
- 2♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:27
- 3☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:10
- 4♀︎ Venus10:10 – 10:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:37
- 6☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 13:46
- 9♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:30
- 10☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:13
- 11♀︎ Venus15:13 – 15:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:30
- 4♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:47
- 5☉︎ Sun21:47 – 23:04
- 6♀︎ Venus23:04 – 00:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:37
- 8☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 04:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:28
- 11♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:45
- 12☉︎ Sun06:45 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mulhouse?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 15h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:00 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.