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, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:32
- 7☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:37
- 8♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:47
- 10☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:02 – 20:57
- 2☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:52
- 3♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:41
- 5☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:06
- 12☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:03 to 08:08: 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.