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, 19 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:45
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:31
- 2☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:48 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:32
- 4☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:31
- 8☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 05:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:15
- 11☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Wednesday, 19 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:45, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:45 to 09:31: 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.