Planetary hours
in Strasbourg.
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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:00
- 2☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 16:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:16 to 09:00: 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.