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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:38
- 3☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:20
- 6♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:08
- 8♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:56
- 10☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:50
- 3♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:45
- 12☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.