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 Monday, 20 December 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 10:52
- 4♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:35
- 5☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:17
- 6♀︎ Venus12:17 – 12:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 15:48
- 11♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:30
- 12☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:48
- 3☽︎ Moon19:48 – 21:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 22:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:59
- 7☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:17
- 8♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:53
- 10☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Monday, 20 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:46 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.