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 Sunday, 30 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:14
- 2♀︎ Venus09:14 – 09:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:42
- 4☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:50
- 11☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:34
- 2♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:50
- 3☉︎ Sun19:50 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:59
- 11♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Sunday, 30 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:30 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.