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, 23 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:16
- 3♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:09
- 4☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:01
- 5♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:46
- 7☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:23
- 10♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:15
- 11☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:08
- 12♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:08
- 2☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:31
- 5♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:39
- 6☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 04:02
- 9☽︎ Moon04:02 – 05:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:25
- 12♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 23 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:31 to 09:24: 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.