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 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:10
- 3♂︎ Mars10:10 – 10:52
- 4☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:05
- 10♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:48
- 11☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:30
- 12♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:30
- 2☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:59
- 7♀︎ Venus00:59 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:28
- 12♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:45 to 09:28: 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.