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, 25 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:31
- 2☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:06
- 5♂︎ Mars12:06 – 12:58
- 6☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:08
- 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:08
- 2♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:50
- 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:59
- 8☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:07
- 9♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:24
- 11☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Wednesday, 25 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:39 to 09:31: 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.