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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:46 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:29
- 4☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 14:12
- 7♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:26
- 8☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:40
- 9♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:09
- 11☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:23
- 2♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:09
- 3☉︎ Sun23:09 – 23:55
- 4♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:26
- 6☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 02:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:44
- 9♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 21:38: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:46 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.