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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:32
- 3☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:50
- 10☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:44
- 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:27
- 10♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:40
- 12☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Stuttgart?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:44 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.