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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:23
- 2♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:48
- 4☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:28
- 2♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:46
- 3☉︎ Sun19:46 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:31
- 9♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:07
- 11♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:41 to 09:23: 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.