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, 22 December 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:50
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 08:51
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:15
- 3☽︎ Moon10:15 – 10:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:12
- 10☽︎ Moon15:12 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:37
- 2☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:54
- 3♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:22
- 8♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:40
- 9☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:58
- 10♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:33
- 12☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 22 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:50 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:51, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:50 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.