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, 15 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:32
- 4☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 14:06
- 7♂︎ Mars14:06 – 15:17
- 8☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:29
- 9♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:51
- 11☽︎ Moon18:51 – 20:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:03
- 2♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:52
- 3☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:40
- 4♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:18
- 6☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:44
- 9♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:33
- 10☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Sunday, 15 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:57 to 08:09: 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.