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, 1 December 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:00
- 3☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:06
- 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 15:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:34
- 2☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:50
- 3♀︎ Venus19:50 – 21:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:44
- 10♀︎ Venus04:44 – 06:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:17
- 12☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 1 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:32 to 09:16: 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.