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, 21 July 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:22
- 4☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 14:12
- 7☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 18:02
- 10♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:19
- 11☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:35
- 12♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:35
- 2☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:46
- 5♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:29
- 6☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:12
- 7♀︎ Venus02:12 – 02:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:39
- 9☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 21 July 2029, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:48: 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.