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, 12 August 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 08:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:30
- 4☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:42
- 5♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 14:06
- 7☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:42
- 10♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:54
- 11☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:06
- 12♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:06
- 2☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:31
- 5♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:19
- 6☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:07
- 7♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:08
- 12♂︎ Mars06:08 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 12 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:54 to 08:06: 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.