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, 22 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:53
- 2☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:06
- 9☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:00
- 10♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:46
- 12☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:53
- 3♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:59
- 4☉︎ Sun21:59 – 23:06
- 5♀︎ Venus23:06 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:19
- 7☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:38
- 10♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:51
- 12♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 22 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:00 to 08:53: 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.