Planetary hours
in Stuttgart.
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 Wednesday, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Stuttgart?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.