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, 10 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:47
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:15
- 3♂︎ Mars10:15 – 10:58
- 4☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:04
- 11☉︎ Sun16:04 – 16:48
- 12♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:48
- 2☽︎ Moon18:48 – 20:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:42
- 9☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:31
- 12♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 10 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:47 to 09:31: 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.