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 Saturday, 7 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:07
- 3♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:03
- 4☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:00
- 5♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:53
- 7☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:43
- 10♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:39
- 11☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:36
- 12♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:36
- 2☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:47
- 5♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:50
- 6☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:54
- 7♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:01
- 9☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:11
- 12♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 7 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:13 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.