Planetary hours
in Angers.
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 Saturday, 18 May 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:26
- 5♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:59
- 7☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:47
- 10♂︎ Mars17:47 – 19:04
- 11☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:20
- 12♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:20
- 2☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:31
- 5♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:14
- 6☉︎ Sun01:14 – 01:58
- 7♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:36
- 12♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 18 May 2024, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:21 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.