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, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 17:23
- 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 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:06
- 7☽︎ Moon13:06 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 15:58
- 11☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:40
- 12♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:40
- 2☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 01:06
- 7♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 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, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 26m: 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.