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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:46
- 6☉︎ Sun12:46 – 14:04
- 7♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:41
- 9☽︎ Moon16:41 – 18:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:37
- 12♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:37
- 2♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:00
- 4☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:04
- 7♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:45
- 8☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:12
Other cities · France
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:31: 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.
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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.