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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:49
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:13
- 3♂︎ Mars10:13 – 10:56
- 4☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:10
- 10♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:35
- 12♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:35
- 2☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 22:27
- 5♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 01:03
- 7♀︎ Venus01:03 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:38
- 9☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:31
- 12♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:49 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:49 to 09:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.