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 Wednesday, 12 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:49
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:34
- 2☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 16:54
- 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:30
- 8☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 05:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:17
- 11☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Wednesday, 12 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:49, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:50 to 09:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.