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 Sunday, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:48
- 2♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:06
- 8☉︎ Sun14:06 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:37
- 2♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:33
- 10☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:40
- 11♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.