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 Friday, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:14
- 3☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:47
- 6♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:57
- 7☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:08
- 8♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:30
- 10☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 21:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:51
- 2☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:40
- 3♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:18
- 5☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:46
- 8♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:35
- 9☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:24
- 10♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:02
- 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.