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 Monday, 22 January 2029: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:00
- 4♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:46
- 5☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:32
- 6♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:03
- 8☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:21
- 11♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:07
- 12☉︎ Sun17:07 – 17:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:21
- 3☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 00:03
- 6♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:17
- 7☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:31
- 8♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:59
- 10☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 22 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 14h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:42 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.