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 Thursday, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:11
- 2♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:23
- 3☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:35
- 4♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:58
- 6☽︎ Moon12:58 – 14:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:34
- 9♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:45
- 10☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:57
- 11♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 22:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:46
- 4♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:34
- 5☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:22
- 6♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 02:59
- 8☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:24
- 11♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:13
- 12☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:00 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.