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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:53
- 4☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:40
- 5♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:37
- 10♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:25
- 11☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:12
- 12♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:12
- 2☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:50
- 5♂︎ Mars22:50 – 00:02
- 6☉︎ Sun00:02 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:17
- 12♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:31 to 09:18: 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.