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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 20:07
- 12♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:07
- 2♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:27
- 4☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Stuttgart?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:49: 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.