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 Wednesday, 29 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:36
- 5♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:48
- 6☉︎ Sun12:48 – 14:00
- 7♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:23
- 9☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:59
- 12♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:11 – 21:59
- 2♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:35
- 4☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:59
- 7♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:47
- 8☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:35
- 9♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.