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, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:47
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:15
- 3☽︎ Moon10:15 – 10:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:20
- 10☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:47
- 2☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:36
- 5☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:58
- 10♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:31
- 12☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:48 to 09:31: 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.