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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:13
- 3♂︎ Mars10:13 – 10:58
- 4☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:10
- 11☉︎ Sun16:10 – 16:54
- 12♀︎ Venus16:54 – 17:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:54
- 2☽︎ Moon18:54 – 20:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:42
- 9☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 06:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:28
- 12♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:44 to 09:29: 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.