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, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 22:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 10:14
- 4♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:33
- 5☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:51
- 6♀︎ Venus12:51 – 14:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:29
- 8☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 18:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:26
- 11♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:45
- 12☉︎ Sun20:45 – 22:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:26
- 3☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:30
- 6♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:11
- 7☉︎ Sun02:11 – 02:52
- 8♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:14
- 10☽︎ Moon04:14 – 04:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:37 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 22:04: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 8h 14m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:17 to 07:36: 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.