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, 17 March 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:14
- 3☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:15
- 10☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:14
- 2☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:14
- 5☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:13
- 8♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:13
- 9☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:12
- 12☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 17 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:14 to 08:14: 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.