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, 27 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:24
- 3☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:58
- 6♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:40
- 8♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:23
- 10☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 18:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:05
- 2☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:32
- 5☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:59
- 8♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:08
- 9☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:17
- 10♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:35
- 12☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 27 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:42 to 09:33: 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.