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 Saturday, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:15
- 10♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:31
- 11☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:47
- 12♀︎ Venus19:47 – 21:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:47
- 2☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:41
- 6☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.