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, 28 September 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:59
- 2☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:59
- 3♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:57
- 5☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 13:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:55
- 8♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:55
- 9☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:54
- 10♀︎ Venus16:54 – 17:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 18:53
- 12☽︎ Moon18:53 – 19:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:54
- 3♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:54
- 4☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:55
- 5♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:57
- 7☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:59
- 10♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:00
- 11☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:01
- 12♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 28 September 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:00 to 08:59: 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.