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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 08:03
- 2♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 14:07
- 7♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:20
- 8☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:32
- 9♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:58
- 11☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:11
- 2♂︎ Mars22:11 – 22:58
- 3☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:46
- 4♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:20
- 6☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 08:03: 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.