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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 16:03
- 9☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:46
- 12♂︎ Mars19:46 – 21:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:46
- 2♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:22: 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.