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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:39
- 3♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:34
- 7☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 16:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:15
- 10♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:28
- 11☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:42
- 12♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:42
- 2☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:01
- 5♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:48
- 6☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:34
- 7♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:26: 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.