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 Monday, 8 April 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:49
- 4♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:55
- 5☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:02
- 6♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:14
- 8☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:33
- 11♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:39
- 12☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:33
- 3☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:13
- 6♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:07
- 7☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:00
- 8♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:48
- 10☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:35 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 8 April 2024, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:30 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.