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, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:03
- 3☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:09
- 8♀︎ Venus14:09 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:48
- 10☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:26
- 2☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:58
- 5☽︎ Moon22:58 – 00:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:30
- 8♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:12
- 12☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:25 to 09:14: 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.