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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:24
- 7♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 18:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:08
- 12♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:09
- 2♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:51
- 4☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:07
- 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:32
Other cities · Germany
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Stuttgart?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:40: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.