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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:46
- 2♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:07
- 8☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:00
- 9♀︎ Venus15:00 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:47
- 11☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:07
- 6☽︎ Moon00:07 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:53 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.