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 Friday, 9 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:42
- 3☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:01
- 6♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:08
- 7☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:14
- 8♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:27
- 10☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:39
- 2☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:33
- 3♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:20
- 5☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:00
- 8♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:54
- 9☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:47
- 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:34
- 12☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 9 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:30 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.