Planetary hours
in Munich.
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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:29
- 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 14:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:38
- 12♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:38
- 2♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 20:12
- 4☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Munich?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 to 08:27: 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.