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 Wednesday, 25 October 2023: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:30
- 2☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:06
- 5♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:58
- 6☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:50
- 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:58
- 8☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:07
- 9♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:23
- 11☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Wednesday, 25 October 2023, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:38 to 09:30: 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.