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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 22:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:37
- 2☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:55
- 3♀︎ Venus08:55 – 10:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 14:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter14:10 – 15:29
- 8♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:48
- 9☉︎ Sun16:48 – 18:07
- 10♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:44
- 12☽︎ Moon20:44 – 22:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:26
- 3♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:07
- 4☉︎ Sun00:07 – 00:48
- 5♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:11
- 7☽︎ Moon02:11 – 02:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 04:56
- 11☉︎ Sun04:56 – 05:37
- 12♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 22:03: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:18 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.