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, 9 October 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:12
- 2☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:00
- 5♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:56
- 6☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:52
- 7♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:45
- 9☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:33
- 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:33
- 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:53
- 7♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:57
- 8☉︎ Sun02:57 – 04:01
- 9♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:09
- 11☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Wednesday, 9 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:16 to 09:12: 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.