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 Monday, 30 March 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:00
- 4♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:03
- 5☉︎ Sun12:03 – 13:07
- 6♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:14
- 8☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:25
- 11♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:29
- 12☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:25
- 3☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:13
- 6♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:10
- 7☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:06
- 8♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:58
- 10☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 30 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:49 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.