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, 5 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:31
- 2♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:43
- 4☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 14:00
- 7♂︎ Mars14:00 – 15:06
- 8☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:12
- 9♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:23
- 11☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:29
- 2♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:23
- 3☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:18
- 4♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:06
- 6☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:49
- 9♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:44
- 10☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Sunday, 5 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:25 to 08:31: 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.