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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:33
- 2☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:09
- 9☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:33: 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.