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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 09:02
- 3☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:54
- 6♂︎ Mars12:54 – 14:12
- 7☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:29
- 8♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 18:04
- 10☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:39
- 2☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:22
- 3♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:47
- 5☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 02:55
- 8♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:37
- 9☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:20
- 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 05:45
- 12☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:27 to 07:44: 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.