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, 20 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:18
- 3☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 12:57
- 6♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:43
- 8♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:29
- 10☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:37
- 5☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:58
- 8♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:05
- 9☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:12
- 10♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:26
- 12☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 20 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:32 to 09:25: 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.