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, 5 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 21:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:46
- 6♂︎ Mars12:46 – 14:04
- 7☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:23
- 8♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 18:01
- 10☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:38
- 2☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:20
- 3♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:42
- 5☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:45
- 8♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 5 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 21:57: the day lasts 15h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 8h 14m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:12 to 07:30: 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.