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, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:06
- 9☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:53
- 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:53
- 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:13
- 7♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:29
- 11☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:35: 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.