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 Friday, 24 October 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:18
- 3☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:54
- 6♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:46
- 7☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:37
- 8♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:21
- 10☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 18:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:30
- 5☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:54
- 8♂︎ Mars02:54 – 04:03
- 9☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:11
- 10♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:27
- 12☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Friday, 24 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:34 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.