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 Wednesday, 6 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:09
- 2☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 12:00
- 5♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:57
- 6☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:54
- 7♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:39
- 12♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:39
- 2♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:55
- 7♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:58
- 8☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:01
- 9♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:07
- 11☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rennes?
On Wednesday, 6 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:12 to 09:09: 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.