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, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:32
- 2♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 10:58
- 4☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 15:59
- 11☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:58
- 10☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:15
- 11♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.