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, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:48
- 3♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:50
- 4☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:51
- 5♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:55
- 7☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:00
- 10♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:02
- 11☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:04
- 12♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:04
- 2☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:59
- 5♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:57
- 6☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:56
- 7♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:47
- 12♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:44 to 08:46: 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.