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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:02
- 2♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:27
- 4☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:25
- 11☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 16:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 18:08
- 2♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:25
- 3☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 07:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mulhouse?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:19 to 09:02: 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.