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 Friday, 21 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:11
- 3☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:00
- 2☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:44
- 5☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:56
- 10♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:25
- 12☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Friday, 21 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:41 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.