Planetary hours
in Nantes.
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, 1 October 2023: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:03
- 2♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:01 – 11:00
- 4☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 12:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 13:55
- 7♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:54
- 8☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:52
- 9♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:49
- 11☽︎ Moon17:49 – 18:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:48
- 2♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:49
- 3☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:51
- 4♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:54
- 6☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 02:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:59
- 9♂︎ Mars03:59 – 05:01
- 10☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:02
- 11♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Sunday, 1 October 2023, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:04 to 09:03: 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.