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, 3 February 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:02
- 3♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:50
- 4☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:39
- 5♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 14:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:41
- 10♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:18
- 12♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:18
- 2☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 00:04
- 6☉︎ Sun00:04 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:38
- 9☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 06:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:12
- 12♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Angers?
On Saturday, 3 February 2029, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:25 to 09:13: 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.