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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:29
- 3♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:12
- 4☉︎ Sun10:12 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:26
- 10♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:09
- 11☉︎ Sun15:09 – 15:51
- 12♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:51
- 2☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 23:02
- 6☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:20
- 7♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:48
- 12♂︎ Mars06:48 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:04 to 08:47: 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.