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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:37
- 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:46
- 12♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:46
- 2♀︎ Venus17:46 – 19:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:57
Other cities · Germany
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Stuttgart?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 08:38: 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.