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, 29 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:05
- 3♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:51
- 4☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:33
- 10♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:06
- 12♀︎ Venus17:06 – 17:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:06
- 2☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 06:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:17
- 12♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Saturday, 29 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:31 to 09:18: 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.