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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:47
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:31
- 2♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 10:58
- 4☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:53
- 8☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:04
- 11☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:47
- 2♂︎ Mars18:47 – 20:04
- 3☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:53
- 6☽︎ Moon23:53 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:58
- 10☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:14
- 11♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:48 to 09:31: 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.