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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:13
- 3☽︎ Moon10:13 – 10:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:20
- 6♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:44
- 8♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:51
- 3♀︎ Venus19:51 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:20
- 8♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:37
- 9☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:55
- 10♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:31
- 12☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:48 to 09:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.