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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 22:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:34
- 2♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:53
- 3☉︎ Sun08:53 – 10:12
- 4♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:50
- 6☽︎ Moon12:50 – 14:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:48
- 9♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:07
- 10☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:27
- 11♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 22:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:07
- 4♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:48
- 5☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:29
- 6♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 02:51
- 8☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 04:53
- 11♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:34
- 12☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 22:05: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:14 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.