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 Thursday, 17 October 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:21
- 2♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:15
- 3☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:09
- 4♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:57
- 6☽︎ Moon12:57 – 13:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:38
- 9♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:32
- 10☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:26
- 11♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:33
- 4♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:39
- 5☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:45
- 6♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:58
- 8☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:16
- 11♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:23
- 12☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Thursday, 17 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:27 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.