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, 2 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:21
- 2☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:19
- 12♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:19
- 2♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 00:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:08
- 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rennes?
On Wednesday, 2 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:34 to 09:21: 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.