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 Sunday, 19 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:20
- 2♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:06
- 4☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:46
- 7♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:40
- 8☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:33
- 9♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:20
- 11☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:13
- 2♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:20
- 3☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:40
- 6☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 04:01
- 9♂︎ Mars04:01 – 05:07
- 10☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:14
- 11♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Sunday, 19 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:26 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.