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, 14 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 14:06
- 7☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:41
- 10♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:53
- 11☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:04
- 12♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:04
- 2☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:30
- 5♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:18
- 6☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:07
- 7♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 14 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 08:08: 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.