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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 08:07
- 2♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 14:11
- 7♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:24
- 8☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:36
- 9♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:02
- 11☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:15
- 2♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:02
- 3☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:49
- 4♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:24
- 6☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 02:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 08:07: 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.