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, 29 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:07
- 3♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:54
- 4☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:41
- 5♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:11
- 12♀︎ Venus17:11 – 17:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:10
- 2☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 00:02
- 6☉︎ Sun00:02 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:40
- 9☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:18
- 12♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 29 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:32 to 09:19: 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.