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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:55
- 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:50
- 6♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:46
- 8♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:38
- 2☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:40
- 3♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:44
- 5☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:50
- 8♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:54
- 10♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 06:58
- 12☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:59 to 08:57: 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.