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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 22:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 14:02
- 7♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:42
- 9☽︎ Moon16:42 – 18:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:42
- 12♂︎ Mars20:42 – 22:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:42
- 2♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:02
- 4☽︎ Moon00:02 – 00:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:03
- 7♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:23
- 9♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 22:02: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:23: 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.