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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:21
- 2☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:54
- 2♀︎ Venus17:54 – 19:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Stuttgart?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:21: 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.