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 Friday, 30 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:34
- 3☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:37
- 2☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:49
- 3♀︎ Venus19:49 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:20
- 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Friday, 30 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:01 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.