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, 28 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:25
- 3♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:16
- 4☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:07
- 5♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:49
- 7☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:22
- 10♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:13
- 11☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 18:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 21:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:31
- 5♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:41
- 6☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:50
- 7♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:36
- 12♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 28 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:44 to 09:34: 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.