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 Monday, 3 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:55
- 4♂︎ Mars10:55 – 12:00
- 5☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:04
- 6♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:14
- 8☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:29
- 11♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:34
- 12☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:28
- 3☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:13
- 6♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:08
- 7☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:03
- 8♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:53
- 10☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 3 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:40 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.