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, 16 September 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:52
- 4♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:55
- 5☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:57
- 6♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:02
- 8☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:10
- 11♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:12
- 12☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:10
- 3☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:03
- 6♂︎ Mars01:03 – 02:01
- 7☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:58
- 8♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:53
- 10☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 16 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:45 to 08:47: 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.