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Planetary hours · Nantes (France)

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 Wednesday, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:43
Sunset
17:51
Next sunrise
08:42

A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:29
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:15
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:00
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:46
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:32
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:17
  7. 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:03
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:49
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:34
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:20
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:06
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:06 – 17:51

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:51 – 19:05
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:20
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:34
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:48
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 00:03
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:17
  7. 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:31
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:45
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:45 – 05:00
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:14
  11. 11☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:28
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:42

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?

On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 14h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:43 to 09:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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