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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:27
- 4♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:09
- 5☉︎ Sun11:09 – 11:51
- 6♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 13:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:22
- 11♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:04
- 12☉︎ Sun16:04 – 16:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:46 – 18:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:22
- 3☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:33
- 7☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:51
- 8♀︎ Venus01:51 – 03:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:27
- 10☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 07:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:02 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Strasbourg?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:20 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.