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, 24 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 21:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 10:11
- 4☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 14:03
- 7☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:54
- 10♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:12
- 11☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:29
- 12♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:29
- 2☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 23:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:37
- 5♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:20
- 6☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:02
- 7♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 04:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:36
- 12♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Saturday, 24 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 21:46: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:20 to 07:37: 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.