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, 25 April 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:10
- 2☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:42
- 5☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:15
- 8♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:26
- 9☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:37
- 10♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:58
- 12☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 21:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:47
- 3♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:36
- 4☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:25
- 5♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:03
- 7☽︎ Moon02:03 – 02:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:30
- 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:19
- 11☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:08
- 12♀︎ Venus06:08 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 25 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:59 to 08:10: 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.