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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:44
- 3☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:20
- 6♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:48
- 10☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:33
- 2☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:41
- 3♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:38
- 10♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:54
- 12☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:01 to 08:52: 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.