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 Tuesday, 17 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:30
- 2☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:12
- 3♀︎ Venus10:12 – 10:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:09
- 10♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 16:34
- 12☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:52
- 3♂︎ Mars19:52 – 21:10
- 4☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 01:02
- 7☽︎ Moon01:02 – 02:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:55
- 10♂︎ Mars04:55 – 06:13
- 11☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:30
- 12♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 17 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:47 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.