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, 9 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:08
- 2☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:46
- 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:58
- 6☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:11
- 7♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:36
- 9☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 19:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:14
- 12♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:14
- 2♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:49
- 4☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:11
- 7♂︎ Mars02:11 – 02:59
- 8☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Wednesday, 9 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 08:08: 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.