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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:33
- 4♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:44
- 5☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:54
- 6♀︎ Venus12:54 – 14:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:16
- 8☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:49
- 11♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:59
- 12☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:49
- 3☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:17
- 6♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:06
- 7☉︎ Sun02:06 – 02:55
- 8♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:34
- 10☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:00 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.