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 Wednesday, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:30
- 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:32
- 11☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mulhouse?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:05 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.