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, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 22:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:48
- 3☽︎ Moon08:48 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:46
- 6♂︎ Mars12:46 – 14:06
- 7☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:25
- 8♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 18:04
- 10☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 22:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:43
- 2☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:23
- 3♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:45
- 5☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:47
- 8♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 22:02: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:10 to 07:29: 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.