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 Tuesday, 24 October 2023: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:29
- 2☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:21
- 3♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:05
- 5☽︎ Moon12:05 – 12:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 13:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:42
- 8♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:34
- 9☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:11
- 12☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:27
- 4☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:34
- 5♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:50
- 7☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 04:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 05:14
- 10♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:22
- 11☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:30
- 12♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 24 October 2023, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:36 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.