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 Wednesday, 15 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:15
- 2☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:58
- 5♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:53
- 6☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:19
- 12♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:19
- 2♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:48
- 7♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:53
- 8☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:59
- 9♀︎ Venus03:59 – 05:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:11
- 11☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Wednesday, 15 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:20 to 09:15: 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.