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, 4 January 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:15
- 3♂︎ Mars10:15 – 10:58
- 4☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:41
- 5♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:07
- 7☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:42
- 12♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:42
- 2☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:33
- 5♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 01:07
- 7♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:32
- 12♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 4 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:49 to 09:32: 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.