Planetary hours
in Le Mans.
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 Monday, 29 September 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:52
- 4♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:51
- 5☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:50
- 6♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:47
- 8☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:44
- 11♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:43
- 12☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:44
- 3☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:48
- 6♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:49
- 7☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:50
- 8♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:53
- 10☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Monday, 29 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:55 to 08:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.