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 Wednesday, 16 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 08:58
- 2☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:34
- 12♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:34
- 2♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:32
- 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:48
- 11☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Wednesday, 16 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:06 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.