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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:32
- 2☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 10:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:41
- 5♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:43
- 12♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:43
- 2♀︎ Venus18:43 – 20:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:15
- 11☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 8h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:49 to 09:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.