Planetary hours
in Rennes.
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, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:12
- 3♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 14:04
- 7☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:42
- 10♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:55
- 11☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:08
- 12♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:08
- 2☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:29
- 5♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:16
- 6☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:03
- 7♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 05:58
- 12♂︎ Mars05:58 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rennes?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:46 to 07:59: 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.