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, 11 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:08
- 2☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:54
- 5♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:50
- 6☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:22
- 12♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:22
- 2♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:55
- 9♀︎ Venus03:55 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Le Mans?
On Wednesday, 11 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:13 to 09:08: 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.