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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:37
- 5♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:13
- 12♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:36
- 9♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:59
- 11☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:24 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.