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 Sunday, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:53
- 4☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:21
- 7♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:37
- 11☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:26
- 2♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:47
- 4♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:52
- 10☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:03
- 11♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rennes?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:26 to 09:15: 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.