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, 26 October 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:23
- 3☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 12:58
- 6♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:41
- 8♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:24
- 10☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 18:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:07
- 2☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:33
- 5☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:59
- 8♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:07
- 9☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:16
- 10♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:33
- 12☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 26 October 2029, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:40 to 09:32: 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.