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, 9 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:09
- 3♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:05
- 4☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:01
- 5♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:53
- 7☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:41
- 10♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:38
- 11☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:46
- 5♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:50
- 6☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:54
- 7♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 04:02
- 9☽︎ Moon04:02 – 05:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:14
- 12♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rennes?
On Saturday, 9 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:16 to 09:12: 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.