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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:09
- 9☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 20:02
- 12♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:02
- 2♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:27
- 4☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 07:07: 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.