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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:02
- 4♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:59
- 5☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:56
- 6♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:51
- 8☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:43
- 11♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:40
- 12☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:43
- 3☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:52
- 6♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:54
- 7☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:57
- 8♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:03
- 10☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nantes?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:10 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.