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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 09:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:24
- 12♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:24
- 2♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:56
- 11☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:28 to 09:12: 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.