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, 30 January 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:21
- 2♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:09
- 3☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:56
- 4♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:32
- 6☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:55
- 9♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:42
- 10☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:42
- 4♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 00:06
- 6♀︎ Venus00:06 – 01:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:31
- 8☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 06:08
- 11♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:20
- 12☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Thursday, 30 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:34 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.