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, 21 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:48
- 4♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:49
- 5☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:50
- 6♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:53
- 8☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:56
- 11♂︎ Mars17:56 – 18:58
- 12☉︎ Sun18:58 – 19:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:57
- 3☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:53
- 6♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:52
- 7☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:51
- 8♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:49
- 10☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Monday, 21 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:44 to 08:45: 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.