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, 8 July 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 21:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:47
- 3♂︎ Mars08:47 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 14:04
- 7☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 18:01
- 10♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:20
- 11☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:39
- 12♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:40
- 2☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:42
- 5♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:23
- 6☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:04
- 7♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Saturday, 8 July 2028, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 21:59: the day lasts 15h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 8h 11m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:09 to 07:28: 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.